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Dismissed21 January 20253352223

4 Top Locks Wheat Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 4BF

Planning appeal 3352223 at 4 Top Locks Wheat Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, L40 4BF (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 21 January 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Top Locks Conservation Area.

rear extension with associated external works

Authority
West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Clark J
Postcode
L40 4BF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Top Locks Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposal on parking provision

What decided it

The proposed two-storey rear extension would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the character and appearance of the Top Locks Conservation Area without defined or substantiated public benefit to justify this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN4Policy GN3Policy IF2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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