Plans for 400+ homes lodged with West Lancs
Story Homes wants to build close to 300 houses in Burscough, while Wain Homes has submitted proposals for 140 residences in Aughton, as housebuilders look for consents that will beef up the national housing pipeline.
Seeking consent from West Lancashire Council for 287 homes, Cumbrian housebuilder Story proposes a mix of one to six-bedroom homes, including 35% affordable housing.
Story said the development will offer a wide range of property types suited to first-time buyers, growing families, and downsizers alike.
Theo Chrisokhou, North West land buyer at Story Homes, said: “We’re excited to bring forward these plans for a thoughtfully designed new community in Burscough. Our proposals aim to deliver much-needed homes while also creating green, well-connected spaces and providing lasting benefits for the wider area.
“We look forward to working in partnership with the Council and local stakeholders as we progress through the planning process.”
Should it win approval, Story will provide on-site open space and undertake upgrades to the Public Right of Way that crosses the site, enhancing connectivity between surrounding communities and encouraging active travel.
On top of still to be determined Section 106 contributions, a Community Infrastructure Levy contribution of around £4.1m is expected, which will support local infrastructure, including education, transport, and other services.
Story’s site is safeguarded for development in the adopted local plan.
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Working with MCK Associates and Emery Planning, Wain Homes is seeking full consent for 137 homes off Prescot Road, Aughton. This will also provide 35% affordable dwellings, in homes of one to five bedrooms.
According to MCK’s design & access statement, the site measures around 13.7 acres and is situated less than half a mile north of Town Green, and 1.6m south of Ormskirk.
The site is described as vacant agricultural, and is unoccupied. The land is safeguarded with ‘Plan B’ status in the local plan, meaning it should be protected from development, unless deemed “absolutely necessary” to meet housing needs, due to a housing supply shortage.
Emery said in its planning statement that the publication of the standard method in December had left to a significant increase in the local housing requirement. The estimate stated is that West Lancs can only demonstrate a 1.86-year supply, some way short of the five necessary.
Moreover, there are “significant” shortages of affordable homes across West Lancs, with delivery in the Ormskirk/Aughton area described as “historically low”.
With the government keen to pursue with vigour its target of delivering 1.5m new homes over the course of this Parliament, housebuilders have been keen to push schemes forward.
Those covered by Place recently include a raft of schemes in Stockport – which, having opted out of Greater Manchester’s Places for Everyone spatial plan lacks an ability to defend its Green Belt, and schemes on Preston’s rural fringe that have bounced between refusal and reluctant approval for several years.
Professional advisers on the Aughton project include Trevor Bridge Associates, Tyler Grange, Smith Grant, Hepworth Acoustics, Orion Heritage, SCP, Iain Tavendale, and Betts Hydro.
There is a long planning history attached to the site. More than a decade ago, Wain was refused consent for a hybrid application, ald although the firm won at appeal, that decision was subsequently quashed by 2018, when the council could demonstrate a five-year supply and thus did not need to engage ‘Plan B’.
Wain Homes’ plans can be viewed on West Lancs’ planning portal with the reference 2025/0565/FUL.
Are Doctors and schools going to be taken in consideration with the proposal’s.These service are already stretched to capacity as it is.
By John. Burscough resident
We don’t need more homes in Burscough. Haven’t got the infrastructure to take any more. It’s getting a joke the amount of house’s being built here. Find somewhere else to build . A very angry born and bread Burscough resident
By Anonymous
Essential to ensure that necessary infrastructure ,especially surface water and sewage disposal is in place BEFORE development commences.
By Ron T
This is absolutely not acceotae for several rrasons:
1.There are not enough GPs or nhs dentists in the local area to cope with the existing residents never mind all these extra people.
2. The local road and sewerage infrastructure cannot cope already let alone all the extra traffic and effluent that will be produced.
3.The local primary schools and nurseries are already full to capacity.
The secondary school is full to capacity.
Where are these new children going to go.
4. The country cannot currently produce enough of our own food products.
This land should be used for food/livestock production.
5. There is already not enough parking available for people shopping or working in the village. This is not acceptable.
Please do not allow this to happen.
By Belinda
Will this cause flooding
By Anonymous
Not sure about that road layout.
By A Kirkham
Regarding the Story Homes proposal. Whereabouts in Burscough is this?
By Drew
Whilst I appreciate the need for more housing, nothing has been done to improve infrastructure in Burscough. The amount of traffic in and around the village has expanded whilst the train and bus services have not improved. There is a lack of parking especially when Tesco start limiting the time allowed on their carpark. The improvement to infrastructure should have to take place before any more houses are built
By C. Donnelly
No wonder there is climate change
By Anonymous
Maybe improve the roads and infrastructure in burscough before you build more homes. The roads are made for a medium village, not a medium sized town that it is now becoming. It’s like a car park for large parts of the day. That and the roads being dug up every week because the sewerage system isn’t designed for the amount of houses already built there.
By ds
Do not build homes on green belt please people need country side especially these days
By Anonymous
Discusting, there had been so much new build around Ormskirk, Burscough and Aughton recently, all on prime green belt.
These are not for local people as demonstrated on other schemes that are attracting buyers from Liverpool In particular.
By Dave C
No one ensures that other amenities are available, schools health centres green spaces . Only concerned with profit making.
By Anonymous
Plenty of Nimbyism in the comments as expected. Anytime, anywhere some houses are built you get the same comments. Country was destroyed through 14 years of austerity by the previous government regime – your anger should lie there, not at the councils trying to allow more homes for its residents.
By YIMBY
Doctors, dentists, schools and public transport is down to the local authorities local plan, and planning conditions, if its not required or subject to, then the developer will just build what they want to build. The blame should be placed with the council/NHS/Government/Network Rail for not working together to ensure new developments have the support network/infrastructure to ensure they are decent long term successful neighbourhoods.
By GetItBuilt!
Do people not realize that all this home building is destroying nature on a massive scale.
Here’s something to ponder….
The environment can survive with humans but can humans survive without an environment?
By Neil
Not required and not needed
By Anonymous
Burscough is overloaded, limited facilities such doctor and schools, limited public parking. One and two bedroom bungalows are required for retired people.
By MR DOUGLAS S ELLIOT