Planning appeal decision
15 Liverpool Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5AP
Planning appeal 3340869 at 15 Liverpool Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5AP (West Lancashire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the installation of French doors/window on the first floor in the north-eastern side elevation of the dwellinghouse located on the Land
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- L39 5AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
What decided it
The identification of the principal elevation as the south-west elevation meant the French doors were located in the rear elevation rather than a side elevation, bringing them within permitted development rights under the GPDO.
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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
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- Notice upheld19 July 2024333947943 Granville Park West, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 5HS
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