31 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0309/LDP - Lawful Development Cert. (proposed) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Extension to an existing outbuilding to create a sunroom and shower room. Also a full re-roof from flat to pitched. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Heritage at risk: Scarisbrick Park, Scarisbrick
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 37 m away: Scarisbrick Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bescar built-up area; Green belt 34 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; National infrastructure project 1269 m away: East Irish Sea Transmission Project, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £925,000 in July 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 July 2025£925,000
28 June 2018£850,000
30 January 2015£479,000
10 February 2006£440,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area312 m² (3,358 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
Postcode
L40 9QB
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Rural West Ward
Parish
Scarisbrick
Case officer
Show
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Permitted
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clayton Architecture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 29 days slower than West Lancashire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
272decided 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.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14859859
Planning Portal ref
PP-14859859
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.