177 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Decided
2026/0014/LDC
Description
Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of dwelling without compliance with the agricultural occupancy condition (no.6) imposed on planning permission 8/6/9978
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Shaw Hall Caravan Park 155 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Siting of borehole equipment and water storage tanks (retrospective).
2025
Approved
Shaw Hall Caravan Park 155 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Siting of borehole equipment and water storage tanks (retrospective).
2025
With conditions
2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD
Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2023/0983/FUL relat…
2025
With conditions
2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD
Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2023/0983/FUL relat…
2023
Refused
Shaw Hall Caravan Park Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Retrospective siting of borehole equipment and water storage tanks.
2023
Refused
Shaw Hall Caravan Park Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Retrospective siting of borehole equipment and water storage tanks.
2023
Approved
2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD
Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to Children's Care Home (C2) with all associated faci…
2023
Approved
2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD
Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to Children's Care Home (C2) with all associated faci…
2022
Approved
154A Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HW
Demolition of existing conservatory and out-building. Construction of a single storey rea…
2022
Approved
154A Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HW
Demolition of existing conservatory and out-building. Construction of a single storey rea…
2021
Refused
154A Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HW
Construction of a new ground floor rear extension 3m from the existing rear wall to full…
2020
Approved
167 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed single storey extension and a proposed detached gara…
2020
Approved
167 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed single storey extension and a proposed detached gara…
2020
Approved
161 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2019/0840/FUL - Installation of lantern win…
2020
Approved
161 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Non-material amendment to planning permission 2019/0840/FUL - Installation of lantern win…
2019
Approved
161 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Single storey extensions to front/side and rear with first floor extension and dormers to…
2019
Approved
161 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ
Single storey extensions to front/side and rear with first floor extension and dormers to…
2019
Approved
2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front canopy over existing ba…
2019
Approved
2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front canopy over existing ba…
2016
Approved
154B Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HW
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Exten…
2016
Approved
154B Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HW
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Exten…
West Lancashire
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#284 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
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