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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
8,795Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,818 approved or refused records
1,274Refused applications

6,544 approved · 1,274 refused · 390 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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. Decided2014/0537/WL3

    Change of use from grassed open space to car parking. Laying of kerbs, stone base, tarmacadam road surfaces and footpaths.

    Land Adjacent To 64 And 70 Hesketh Road Burscough Lancashire

    Received 19 May 2014
  2. Decided2014/0538/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of four detached dwellings with detached garages including associated external works and formation of new vehicular access.

    Swan Farm Swan Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SU

    Received 20 May 2014
  3. Decided2014/0539/FUL

    Alterations and extension to garage on Plot 3 to form new bedroom above.

    Plot 3 Land Adjacent Over Astland Greenways Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6RN

    Received 20 May 2014
  4. Decided2014/0540/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 4 and 9 of planning permission 2010/1027/FUL relating to material details and landscaping and landscaping management scheme.

    Plot 3 Land Adjacent Over Astland Greenways Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6RN

    Received 20 May 2014
  5. Decided2014/0541/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear. Replacement porch to front.

    Whalley Farm Beacon Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7SD

    Received 20 May 2014
  6. Decided2014/0542/FUL

    Development of a single wind turbine generator with a maximum height to blade tip of 102 metres above ground level, vehicle access tracks, crane pad, sub-station building and construction compound.

    Land Adjacent To Entrance Road Simonswood Industrial Park Stopgate Lane Simonswood Lancashire

    Received 22 May 2014
  7. Decided2014/0543/FUL

    Single storey garage on side of property. Removal of old bathroom, kitchen, two storey outbuilding, storeroom and outhouse. Rebuild kitchen with upstairs rooms. Rebuild two storey outbuilding with single storey extension to the rear.

    10 Vicarage Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ES

    Received 20 May 2014
  8. Decided2014/0544/FUL

    Single storey rendered extension to front of property, spanning between existing garage and neighbouring property.

    28 Ellerbrook Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SZ

    Received 20 May 2014
  9. Decided2014/0545/FUL

    Erection of part two storey part single storey extension to rear and side following demolition of existing extensions.

    Thornleigh 1 High Moor Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PS

    Received 21 May 2014
  10. Decided2014/0546/FUL

    Erection of 2m high fence.

    1 Denholme Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AX

    Received 21 May 2014
  11. Decided2014/0547/FUL

    Demolition of side garage and part of rear kitchen extension and erection of single storey extension to side/rear and front porch.

    1 Calder Avenue Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SE

    Received 22 May 2014
  12. Decided2014/0549/ADV

    Display of illuminated pillar sign.

    Cleveland House Greaves Hall Avenue Banks Lancashire PR9 8BL

    Received 22 May 2014
  13. Decided2014/0550/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of planning permission 2012/1237/FUL relating to materials, visibility splays, finished site and floor levels, foul and surface water drainage scheme, landscaping scheme, ground level hard surfacing materials, method statement relating to trees and hedges, service runs scheme, ecology statement in relation to nesting birds, details of parking and manoeuvring areas.

    Plot 1 Land Adjacent Over Astland Greenways Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 22 May 2014
  14. Decided2014/0548/COU

    Use of land for the taking off and landing of model aircraft and siting of temporary storage container.

    Land East Of Meadow Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 22 May 2014
  15. Decided2014/0551/FUL

    Construction of replacement dwelling.

    Long Shoot Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ

    Received 23 May 2014
  16. Decided2014/0552/FUL

    Construction of agricultural storage building and extension to existing agricultural storage and processing building.

    Moss Side Farm Moss Side Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LD

    Received 23 May 2014
  17. Decided2014/0553/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 3 imposed on planning permission 2011/0643/FUL to allow extended opening hours i.e. 'The use hereby permitted shall not be open to customers outside the following times: Sunday to Thursday inclusive 09.00am to 12.30am (the following day), Friday and Saturday 09.00am to 01.30am (the following day)'.

    Marmaris 1 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QJ

    Received 23 May 2014
  18. Decided2014/0554/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    2 Moss Side Cottages Sineacre Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HR

    Received 27 May 2014
  19. Decided2014/0555/FUL

    Erection of two storey dwelling.

    Site Of 37 Woodmoss Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 27 May 2014
  20. Decided2014/0556/FUL

    Change of use of former public house to convenience store and offices including rear extension to accommodate food retail on ground floor with offices on first and second floors. Construction of a three bed detached dwelling including new vehicular/pedestrian access.

    Ropers Arms 52 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU

    Received 27 May 2014
  21. DecidedT/2014/0039/TCA

    T1 - Cherry - Fell

    20 Ashfield Terrace Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AG

    Received 16 May 2014
  22. DecidedT/2014/0040/TCA

    T1 - Holly - Crown Reduce to 9ft in heightT2 - Laurel - Crown Reduce to 9ft in heightT3 - Holly - Crown Reduce to 9ft in heightT4 - Monkey Puzzle - Tip prune back from property and remove deadwood

    Woodlands Farmhouse 56 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL

    Received 14 May 2014
  23. DecidedT/2014/0041/TCA

    T1 - Conifer - Crown Reduce up to 50%T2 - Larch - Crown Raise up to 3mT3 - Holly - Shape to sizeT4 - Maple - Crown Raise 3m

    The Rowans Stoney Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AF

    Received 27 May 2014
  24. DecidedT/2014/0042/TCA

    T1 - Cherry - Remove

    Tanpit Cottage 59 Bank Top Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

    Received 19 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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