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Certificate of Lawfulness - It is proposed to use the house for occupation by up to three young people up to the age of 18 with care provided on a rota basis, the property would remain their home and dwellinghouse for land use planning purposes.

Coal Pit Lane Farm Coal Pit Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HH

DecidedReference: 2025/0829/LDPWest Lancashire Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (proposed)
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
West Lancashire Borough Council

Application overview

Certificate of Lawfulness - It is proposed to use the house for occupation by up to three young people up to the age of 18 with care provided on a rota basis, the property would remain their home and dwellinghouse for land use planning purposes.

Proposal details

Reference
2025/0829/LDP
Alternative references
PP-14353283
Ward
Rural South Ward
Parish
Bickerstaffe
Agent
Scalia Planning

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Application location

Coal Pit Lane Farm Coal Pit Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HH

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Documents 8 of 8

DocumentPublishedAction
Officers recommendation reportOfficer / Committee Report · PDF26 Nov 2025View
Cert of law (proposed) not permittedDecision Notice · PDF26 Nov 2025View
Site Layout PlanSite Layout Plan · PDF6 Oct 2025View
AerialPlans · PDF6 Oct 2025View
Application form - without personal dataApplication Form · PDF23 Sept 2025View
Site Location PlanSite Location Plan · PDF23 Sept 2025View
ExistingFloor Layout Plan · PDF23 Sept 2025View
Covering letterMiscellaneous · PDF23 Sept 2025View

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Decision & conditions

Cert of Lawful (PROPOSED) Not Permitted
Cert of law (proposed) not permitted
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