Up Holland Labour Club 338 Ormskirk Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9AR Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0842/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of part of former club from Community use Class F2 to Class E Commercial, Business and Service use. Demolition of side single storey lobby, construction of new extension, new mono pitch roof, formation of new shopfront, blocking up of external windows and doors, internal alterations, associated parking, landscaping works and site entrance improvements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Validated
10 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
6 Feb 2026
✓
Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated unless Member request to Cttee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 24

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officers recommendation report Officer / Committee Report · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision-full planning - approved Decision Notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Supplementary statement from applicant Miscellaneous · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Bng metric scale Miscellaneous · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Miscellaneous · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity metric calculation tool Miscellaneous · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport statement Miscellaneous · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 9

PDF Existing Site Layout Plan · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF The location plan Site Location Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Layout Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevation Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Layout Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevation Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Layout Plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Amendment : application form - without personal data Application Form · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Application form - without personal data Superceded · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF Strategic planning response Consultation response (WLBC) · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Strategic planning response Consultation response · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Lcc highways response Consultation response (Highways) · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Meas Consultation response · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultation/neighbours notified Consultations & Neighbours notified · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Site notice Site Notice · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Skelmersdale built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 9AR
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Skelmersdale South Ward
Case officer
Show
Decision
Planning Permission Granted
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated unless Member request to Cttee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architecture Works Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 174 days from validation, 110 days slower than West Lancashire's median of 64 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
351decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications 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 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14360136
Planning Portal ref
PP-14360136
Neighbours
14 Oct 2025
Consultation
6 Feb 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#291 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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