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West Lancashire Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Lancashire Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
8,783Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,806 approved or refused records
1,271Refused applications

6,535 approved · 1,271 refused · 390 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 2013 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Apply for planning permissionContact planning Contact Building ControlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided2014/0489/FUL

    Demolition of existing building and erection of a two storey building comprising mixed use retail/office development with associated access and car parking.

    J Webster And Sons Ltd 94 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 9 May 2014
  2. Decided2014/0490/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 21 of planning permission 2013/0994/FUL and 2014/0463/FUL relating to material details, finished levels of all parts of the site and floor levels of all buildings, screen walls and/or fences, including acoustic fence details, method statement to protect health of existing trees, scheme for protecting the proposed dwellings from noise from the Saracens Head Public House car park, surface water regulation scheme and means of disposal, foul drainage scheme, existing surface water disconnection scheme, details of permeable surfaces.

    114 Summerwood Lane Halsall Lancashire L39 8RH

    Received 9 May 2014
  3. Decided2014/0492/FUL

    Two storey side extension and alterations to rear outrigger roof.

    6 Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH

    Received 12 May 2014
  4. Decided2014/0493/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2011/1309/FUL to read:The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with details shown on the following plans:-Plan reference 2029/1c received by the Local Planning Authority on 23 Feb 2012, 2029/loc received by the Local Planning Authority on 12 Dec 2011 and 2029/WD/H1/1a and 2019/WD/H2/1a received by the Local Planning Authority on 12 May 2014.

    29 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AY

    Received 12 May 2014
  5. Decided2014/0494/FUL

    Insertion of first floor window to rear elevation.

    4 The Hollies Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7LE

    Received 13 May 2014
  6. Decided2014/0495/WL3

    Single storey side extension.

    129 Whalley Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RE

    Received 28 Apr 2014
  7. Decided2014/0498/FUL

    New dwelling within the curtilage of the Applicant's property.

    2 Rankin Avenue Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6PA

    Received 13 May 2014
  8. DecidedT/2014/0036/TCA

    T1 - Cedar - Crown Thin 10% and tip branches back from propertyT2 - Cedar - Crown Thin 10% and repair storm damageT3 + T4 - Conifers - Fell

    106 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SB

    Received 30 Apr 2014
  9. DecidedT/2014/0037/TCA

    Remove 3 Conifer trees situated in the front garden of 52a Ruff Lane

    Woodlands Barn 52A Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL

    Received 6 May 2014
  10. Decided2014/0499/FUL

    Erection of a 2m high paladin fence around the car parking area.

    Land To The Rear Of 33 Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 14 May 2014
  11. Decided2014/0500/FUL

    Hardcore base to allow entrance and exit from an inclined field gateway (retrospective).

    Land South-east Of Prescotts Bridge Meadow Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 14 May 2014
  12. Decided2014/0501/FUL

    Single storey pitched roof double resource extension to existing nursery building.

    St Richards R C Primary School Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 14 May 2014
  13. Decided2014/0502/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed incorporation of an MOT bay to VOSA specification and construction of a hardstanding to the entrance of the MOT bay.

    Building To The South-east Of 7 Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire

    Received 30 Apr 2014
  14. Decided2014/0503/FUL

    Single storey extension to side (at rear of existing garage).

    38 Hallbridge Gardens Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ER

    Received 7 May 2014
  15. Decided2014/0504/FUL

    Pitched roofs to replace flat roofs on front and rear dormers.

    12 Sefton Avenue Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UN

    Received 7 May 2014
  16. Decided2014/0506/FUL

    Erection of porch to front.

    126 Lord Sefton Way Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AQ

    Received 8 May 2014
  17. Decided2014/0507/OUT

    Outline - Erection of 2 no. two storey dwellings with garages including details of access and layout.

    Land Adjacent To Bramcote Parrs Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 6 May 2014
  18. Decided2014/0508/FUL

    Single storey pitched roof rear extension to existing house.

    1 Holly Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HB

    Received 14 May 2014
  19. Decided2014/0509/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 6 on planning permission 2014/0049/COU relating to condensing unit details.

    Unit 2 Holland Business Park Spa Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6LN

    Received 8 May 2014
  20. Decided2014/0510/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    Homeleagh 7 Junction Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SN

    Received 8 May 2014
  21. Decided2014/0511/FUL

    Part two storey/part single storey extension to rear.

    43 Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EE

    Received 8 May 2014
  22. Decided2014/0512/FUL

    First floor side extension.

    31 Hillside Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6DW

    Received 8 May 2014
  23. Decided2014/0513/FUL

    Extensions and alterations to existing bungalow.- Increase of roof height by 0.8m to provide first floor accommodation.- Rear two storey gabled extension (projection of 0.4m).- Extension/alteration to existing garden room.- Construction of a new front porch.

    High Fields Robin Hood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QG

    Received 8 May 2014
  24. Decided2014/0514/FUL

    Two storey rear extension.

    83 Richmond Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RB

    Received 8 May 2014

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lancashire Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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