4 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0498/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed rear extension to existing mid-terrace dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 16 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officers recommendation report Officer / Committee Report · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision-full planning - approved Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Proposed floor plans & elevations Plans · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & proposed site layout plan Plans · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and proposed floor layout Superceded · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF The location plan Site Location Plan · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed floor plan and elevations Superceded · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - without personal data Application Form · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Mr andrew kirk-6 roby mill upholland-neutral(full) Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 19 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Miss natasha holland-2 roby mill skelmersdale-supports(full) Neighbour & Interested Party Representation · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Methodist Church, Grade II, 42 m away · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
West Lancashire
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
WN8 0QF
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Up Holland Ward
Parish
Up Holland
Case officer
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Decision
Planning Permission Granted
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Peter Dickinson Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
210decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Lancashire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lancashire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15004601
Neighbours
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
19 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
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26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
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2024 Withdrawn
26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
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2024 Approved
26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
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2022 Approved
Stone Cottage 13 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of Willow Tree
T/2022/0038/TCA
2022 Approved
Stone Cottage 13 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of Willow Tree
T/2022/0038/TCA
2021 Approved
26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
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2021 Approved
36 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Listed Building Consent - Single storey flat roofed extension to rear.
2021/0636/LBC
2021 Approved
36 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Single storey flat roofed extension to rear.
2021/0635/FUL
2021 Approved
26A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
G1 consisting on 3 Ash and 1 Sycamore. Ash are all semi mature showing signs of dieback…
T/2021/0060/TPO
2020 Approved
49 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of existing stepped approach to front entrance, construction of new disabled acce…
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2020 Approved
49 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of existing stepped approach to front entrance, construction of new disabled acce…
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2020 Approved
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T1 Plum Tree - Remove T2 Elderberry - Remove T3 Holly - Prune T4 Rhodedendron - Prune
T/2020/0061/TCA
2020 Approved
Roby Mill Conservation Area Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
T1 Plum Tree - Remove T2 Elderberry - Remove T3 Holly - Prune T4 Rhodedendron - Prune
T/2020/0061/TCA
2020 Approved
Roby Mill Conservation Area Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of Eucalyptus tree
T/2020/0060/TCA
2020 Approved
Roby Mill Conservation Area Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of Eucalyptus tree
T/2020/0060/TCA
2020 Approved
36 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Single storey rear flat roofed extension.
2020/0070/FUL
2020 Approved
36 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Single storey rear flat roofed extension.
2020/0070/FUL
2020 Approved
36 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Listed Building Consent - Single storey rear flat roofed extension.
2020/0071/LBC
2020 Approved
36 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Listed Building Consent - Single storey rear flat roofed extension.
2020/0071/LBC
2016 Approved
46 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Removal of existing glazed townhouse style front door together with its frame and glazed…
2016/1057/FUL
2016 Approved
46 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
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T/2016/0107/TCA
2016 Approved
46 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
T1 - Ash (multi-stemmed) - FellT2 - Scotts Pine - Advisory Note: Although the Council doe…
T/2016/0107/TCA
2016 Approved
13 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF
Remove - 2 x flowering Cherries
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West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #265 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. West Lancashire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 85% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 85% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lancashire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #252 of 296
41%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #265 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #271 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
59%
Change of use approved
34 decided
564
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings