Woodlands, Mere Lane, Rufford, Lancashire, L40 1TL

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Refuse and Recycling

Next refuse collection:	20/12/2025
Next recycling collection:	16/12/2025
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Bulky items collection day:	Thursday
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Council Tax

Band: E
Charge: £2914.85

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Your Local Councillors

Ward: Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward

Parish: Rufford
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Community Centres and Halls

Name	Address	Route
Scout Hall	Flash Lane, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1SN, ,
Rufford Village Hall	Flash Lane, Rufford, Ormskirk, L40 1SN, ,
Village Hall	Wiggins Lane, Holmeswood, Ormskirk, L40 1UD, ,
The Grove Youth and Community Centre	Station Approach, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 0RZ, ,
Burscough St. John's Scout Hall	School Lane, Burscough, L40 4AE, , ,
Church Hall	School Lane, Burscough, L40 4AE, , ,

Leisure Centres and Parks

Amenity	Route
Banks Leisure Centre
Burscough Fitness and Racquets Centre
Park Pool, Ormskirk
Nye Bevan Pool, Skelmersdale
Sports Pitches

Libraries

Name	Address	Route
BURSCOUGH LIBRARY	Burscough Branch Library, Mill Lane, Burscough, ORMSKIRK, L40 5TJ
ORMSKIRK LIBRARY	Ormskirk Branch Library, Burscough Street, ORMSKIRK, L39 2EN
PARBOLD LIBRARY	Parbold Branch Library, The Common, Parbold, WIGAN, WN8 7EA
SKELMERSDALE LIBRARY	Skelmersdale Branch Library, Southway, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 6NL
TARLETON LIBRARY	Tarleton Branch Library, Mark Square, Tarleton, PRESTON, PR4 6TU
UPHOLLAND LIBRARY	Up Holland Branch Library, Hall Green, Up Holland, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0PB

Post Offices

Name	Address	Route
Rufford	St Mary's Marina Mobile Service, Rufford, Ormskirk, L40 1TD
Burscough Bridge	35 Liverpool Road North, Ormskirk, L40 0SA
Burscough Town	16 Square Lane, Ormskirk, L40 7RQ

Schools

Type	Address	Route
Nursery Schools	Moorgate Nursery School, Moorgate, ORMSKIRK, L39 4RY
Primary Schools	Rufford CE Primary School, Flash Lane, Rufford, ORMSKIRK, L40 1SN
Secondary Schools	Priory Science College, Trevor Road, Burscough, ORMSKIRK, L40 7RY
Short Stay Schools	The Acorns Centre, West Lancs Personalised, Curriculum Support Service, 43 Ruff Lane ORMSKIRK, L39 4QX
Special Schools	West Lancashire Community, High School, School Lane, Chapel House SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8EH

Dentists

Name	Address	Route
Mr Mooney's Practice	1 Lord Street, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 4BZ
Family Dental Practice	19 Lord Street, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 4BZ
Hesketh Lane Dental Practice	Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AS

Opticians

Name	Address	Route
Neil Heyes Optometrist & Contact Lens Practitioner	46 Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 4BY
Mayer & Mayer Optometrists	54 Church Road, Tarleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6UQ
Suzanne Dennis Optometrist Limited	13 The Common, Parbold, Lancashire, WN8 7HA,

Pharmacies

Name	Address	Route
Rufford Pharmacy	124 Liverpool Road, Rufford, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 1SB,
Fishlocks Chemist	60 Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 4BY, ,
Rowlands Pharmacy	37 Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 0SA,

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Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN): 100012656712
OS grid reference: 344388 - 415390

Planning

Planning applications are listed below:

Application number 1983/0941

Proposal
Siting of a residential caravan.
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Status Planning Permission Granted

Application number 1998/0770

Proposal
Replacement dwelling
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Status Planning Permission Granted

Application number 2003/0513

Proposal
Erection of replacement agricultural storage building.
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Status Planning Permission Granted

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