Bankfield House 3 Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN
Registered
2026/0216/FUL
Description
Change of Use from C3 Residential to C2 Children's Home.
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Refused
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - C2 Children's Home
2025
Refused
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - C2 Children's Home
2025
Refused
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Childrens home for up to three children.
2025
Refused
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Childrens home for up to three children.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
With conditions
Park House Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN
Approval of details reserved by condition No 14(d) of planning permission 2021/0439/FUL r…
2024
With conditions
Park House Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN
Approval of details reserved by condition No 14(d) of planning permission 2021/0439/FUL r…
2016
Approved
Hellens Holme Farm Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN
Agricultural livestock building for housing of cattle within an existing agricultural yar…
2016
Approved
Hellens Holme Farm Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN
Agricultural livestock building for housing of cattle within an existing agricultural yar…
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#284 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
West Lancashire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #250 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).
Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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West Lancashire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #238 of 292
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 292
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #250 of 292
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #262 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
58 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
30 decided
578
Total decisions
101 refused in 2025