Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) construction of a side extension to a detached property in accordance with Class A enlargement, improvement or alteration under Permitted Development guidelines
Proposal details
- Reference
- 2025/0945/LDP
- Alternative references
- PP-14463797
- Ward
- Rural West Ward
- Parish
- Scarisbrick
- Agent
- David Machell Architecture Ltd.
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Birch Tree House Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officers recommendation reportOfficer / Committee Report · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| Cert of law (proposed) not permittedDecision Notice · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| Application form - without personal dataApplication Form · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| The location planSite Location Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| Block plan of the siteSite Layout Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| Ground floor planFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| First floor plansFloor Layout Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| East elevationsElevation Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| West elevationsElevation Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| North & south elevation plansElevation Plan · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| Design & access statementMiscellaneous · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Cert of law (proposed) not permittedPlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
