Charges for information about Planning and Building
Controls
Planning application charges
· Decision notices: £10.00 each, plus vat
· Copies of documents (A4): £0.50 per sheet up, to a maximum of
£5.00 for up to 25 sheets (50 sides of text) - the charging system
repeats itself for each additional 25 sheets
· Copies of plans (A3/A4): £0.50 per sheet up, to a maximum of
£5.00 for up to 25 sheets (50 sides of text) - the charging system
repeats itself for each additional 25 sheets
· Copies of plans (A2/A1/A0): £2.00 per copy, up to 5 plans and
£1.50 for each additional copy thereafter
Building regulation applications
· Decision notices: £10.00 each, plus vat
· Completion notices: £10.00 each, plus vat
Planning and building regulation information
· Research and compilation of planning and building regulation
records, responding to questions and provision of related
information: £30.00 per hour, plus vat for each site location. A
20% discount may apply relating to the provision of building
regulation information.
· Requests for further information after initial response to the
above: £30.00 per hour, plus vat for each site location
Planning publications
From time to time the Council revises the prices it charges for
these publications. Therefore, please check before you order a
specific publication. Please note that the price (£) is subject to
a 50% discount for West Lancashire residents -proof of residence
required.
West Lancashire Local Plan
· West Lancashire Local Plan, adopted 2 December 1999 (2000):
£30.00 (£15.00 residents)
· West Lancashire Local Plan CD ROM, this also includes the Issues
Paper for 2006-2016 including responses and the Monitoring Report:
£5.00 (£2.50 residents)
The written statement and proposals maps can be purchased
separately at the following prices:
· Written Statement: £12.00 (£6.00 residents)
· Proposals Maps 1/2 (North and West): £5.00 (£2.50
residents)
· Proposals Maps 3/4 (Rufford and Wrightington): £3.00 (£1.50
residents)
· Proposals Maps 5/6 (Ormskirk/Burscough and Skelmersdale): £5.00
(£2.50 residents)
· Proposals Maps 7/8 (Altcar and Simonswood): £3.00 (£1.50
residents)
· Proposals Maps 9/10 (Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Town Centres):
£2.00 (£1.00 residents)
· Inspectors Report (1998), paper copy: £20.00 (£10.00
residents)
· Inspectors Report (1998), disk: £5.00 (£2.50 residents)
· Inquiry into Proposed Modifications, Inspector's Report (1999):
£2.00 (£1.00 residents)
· Monitoring Report, June 1996 to March 2000 (2001): £4.00 (£2.00
residents)
· West Lancashire Replacement Local Plan, Re-Deposit January 2005.
Complete printed hard copy including written statement and full
proposals maps: £30.00 (£15.00 residents)
· West Lancashire Replacement Local Plan, CD ROM: £10.00 (£2.50
residents)
· List of Revisions to the Deposit Draft Plan: £4.00 (£2.00
residents)
· Summary of objections to the Deposit Draft Plan and recommended
changes: £4.00 (£2.00 residents)
· Representations of Support to the Deposit Draft Plan: £4.00
(£2.00 residents)
· The Council's response to objections to the Deposit Draft
Replacement Local Plan: £8.00 (£4.00 residents)
· Sustainability Appraisal of Re-Deposit Plan: £2.00 (£1.00
residents)
Supplementary Planning Guidance
· Cobbs Clough Employment Area, Whalleys, Skelmersdale (1997):
£2.00 (£1.00 residents)
· Land to the West of Stanley Industrial Estate, Skelmersdale
(2000): £2.00 (£1.00 residents)
· Whalleys Housing Sites, Skelmersdale plus Mixed Development
(2000): £2.00 (£1.00 residents)
Conservation and Environment
· Conservation Areas in West Lancashire: £10.00
Other Publications
· Housing Land Supply in West Lancashire (2005): £10.00 (£5.00
residents)
All fees and charges correct as of 30 September 2006. The charges
will be regularly reviewed. The introduction of any further legal
obligations will also trigger a review of these arrangements.
*there is a limited supply of this document
More information
For more general information about charges, please see the page on
Charges for Information Requests.