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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
8,822Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,844 approved or refused records
1,278Refused applications

6,566 approved · 1,278 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/0615/FUL

    Removal of Condition No.11 imposed on planning permission 2013/0281/FUL to allow demolition of the existing buildings and structures without an updated survey for Bats.

    Southport Caravan Co Red Lion Caravan Centre Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RH

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  2. Decided2014/0616/WL3

    Change of use of land to provide extended curtilages, gated rear accesses and bin collection areas.

    Land Adjacent To 14-92 (evens) And 41-69 (odds) Firbeck Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 10 Jun 2014
  3. Decided2014/0617/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed temporary siting of a caravan to provide accommodation during the period of construction.

    32 Snape Green Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LN

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  4. Decided2014/0618/FUL

    Relocation of 3 no. parking spaces. (Amendment to approval 2013/1147/COU).

    5 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AL

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  5. Decided2014/0620/FUL

    Erection of building to house ATM.

    Total Holland Moor Service Station Ormskirk Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9AH

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  6. Decided2014/0619/FUL

    Relocation of 14 no. parking spaces. (Amendment to approval 2013/0661/FUL).

    5 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AL

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  7. Decided2014/0622/FUL

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new bungalow with new vehicular access to Becconsall Lane. New detached garage to existing bungalow (No. 11) and modifications to garden.

    11 Becconsall Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RR

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  8. Decided2014/0623/FUL

    Removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension along with first floor extension and dormers to front and rear.

    163 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  9. Decided2014/0624/FUL

    Planning permission for demolition of existing general storage barn, erection of detached single dwellinghouse with integral open-fronted garage, associated landscaping and external works including installation of domestic biological sewage treatment plant

    Barn To South New Hall Farm New Hall Drive Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  10. Decided2014/0625/FUL

    Extension of car park and turning area and erection of 1.8 metre high palisade security fencing (retrospective)

    Plox Motors Plox Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HB

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  11. Decided2014/0626/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of planning permission 2013/0281/FUL.

    Southport Caravan Co Red Lion Caravan Centre Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RH

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  12. Decided2014/0621/ADV

    Display of freestanding non illuminated sales advertising board.

    Land On The South Side Of Mill Lane Appley Bridge Lancashire

    Received 13 Jun 2014
  13. Decided2014/0627/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.5 of Planning Permission 2012/1284/ARM relating to Highway improvement works.

    Land Adjacent To 35 And 37 Moss Nook Burscough Lancashire

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  14. Decided2014/0628/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2012/1284/ARM - Omission of render panels; Addition of stone quoins to the external corners of the dwellings; Omission/relocation of openings to LH side elevation (Plot 2).

    Land Adjacent To 37 Moss Nook Burscough Lancashire

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  15. Decided2014/0629/FUL

    Installation of security shutters to shop front.

    Bargain Booze 34 Hoole Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8BD

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  16. Decided2014/0630/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2013/0979/FUL - Alteration to size and move property forward on site.

    23 Small Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RD

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  17. Decided2014/0631/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.s 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12 of planning permission 2012/1209/FUL relating to Materials details, Means of enclosure, Building recording and analysis, Drainage scheme, and Landscaping scheme.

    Lavender Barn Greens Lane Downholland Lydiate Lancashire

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  18. Decided2014/0632/FUL

    Variation of Condition No.4 imposed on planning permission 2013/0205/COU to read: "The conversion of the building shall be implemented strictly in accordance with the measures specified in the Condition Report by Project Home received by the Local Planning Authority on 8th August 2014".

    Bounty Farm Crawford Road Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QS

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  19. Decided2014/0635/FUL

    New timber trolley bays installed in place of existing metal framed ones and new timber slat wall cladding adjacent the entrance.

    Tesco Superstore Station Approach Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RZ

    Received 19 Jun 2014
  20. Decided2014/0636/ADV

    New signage throughout the site

    Tesco Superstore Station Approach Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RZ

    Received 19 Jun 2014
  21. Decided2014/0637/FUL

    Two storey side extension.

    12 Claremont Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SP

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  22. Decided2014/0638/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    21 Grammar School Gardens Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UN

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  23. Decided2014/0639/FUL

    Change of use of two portal frame buildings for the commercial storage of domestic caravans.

    Lower Park Farm Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UW

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  24. Decided2014/0640/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 5 on planning permission 2013/0690/FUL relating to a scheme indicating the position of the proposed service runs.

    Hurlston Hall Caravan Park Hurlston Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 20 Jun 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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