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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
8,841Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,862 approved or refused records
1,282Refused applications

6,580 approved · 1,282 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/0668/FUL

    Extend width of drive.

    86 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AX

    Received 25 Jun 2014
  2. Decided2014/0669/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse - 7.95mMaximum height of extension - 6.5m/3.3mHeight to eaves of extension - 5.5m/2.5m

    Pemberton House Farm North Moor Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RF

    Received 25 Jun 2014
  3. Decided2014/0670/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 3 on planning permission 2012/1284/ARM relating to materials details.

    Land Adjacent To 37 Moss Nook Burscough Lancashire

    Received 26 Jun 2014
  4. Decided2014/0671/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2014/0093/FUL - New side window to bedroom (located in position of existing window/door).

    The Wharf Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TF

    Received 27 Jun 2014
  5. Decided2014/0672/FUL

    Conversion of 2 units into 1 for use as indoor go karting track/work based training facility (mechanical engineering).

    5 - 7 Pit Hey Place West Pimbo Up Holland Lancashire WN8 9PS

    Received 27 Jun 2014
  6. Decided2014/0674/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Replace 4 no. existing single glazed windows to front elevation with double glazed sliding sash windows finished painted white.

    Deans Farm 71 Wigan Road Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HY

    Received 30 Jun 2014
  7. Decided2014/0676/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear.

    Sundown 207B Hesketh Lane Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6AT

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  8. Decided2014/0677/FUL

    Single storey side extension to form a granny annexe. Insertion of additional window and door to rear elevation.

    4 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RJ

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  9. Decided2014/0678/FUL

    Single storey extension to front, side and rear. Conversion of loft with dormers to front and rear.

    50 Narrow Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EW

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  10. Decided2014/0675/FUL

    Retrospective consent for a detached outbuilding at rear of dwelling and masonry boundary walling at front of dwelling.

    8 Chapel Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EY

    Received 30 Jun 2014
  11. Decided2014/0679/FUL

    Change of use from A1 to A3 use class to operate as a 'Chinese' style diner/restaurant

    Unit 2 Two Saints Place Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3RN

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  12. Decided2014/0680/FUL

    Conversion of existing outbuilding into separate dwelling with construction of front porch and new pitched roof to replace flat roof at rear.

    Smithy Cottage Liverpool Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EF

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  13. Decided2014/0681/FUL

    Conversion of existing plant hire store and office to residential dwelling.

    B And M Davies (Plant Hire) Store And Office Adj Lakeside Lees Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RE

    Received 30 Jun 2014
  14. Decided2014/0682/FUL

    Alterations and extensions to dis-used barn and change of use of former builders store/workshop to residential dwelling.

    Store To Rear Of No 3 Canal Bank Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 5TF

    Received 26 Jun 2014
  15. Decided2014/0683/FUL

    Proposed replacement dwelling.

    238 Moss Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BJ

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  16. Decided2014/0684/FUL

    Raising height of roof to form second floor living accommodation. Erection of balustrade to existing first floor balcony.

    6 Greystokes Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HE

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  17. Decided2014/0687/FUL

    Alterations at second floor level to create additional acommodation, with a dormer to rear elevation.

    10 New Fold Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 7AW

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  18. Decided2014/0688/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 3 of Planning Permission 2014/0081/FUL relating to details of external brickwork.

    7 The Green Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3AB

    Received 1 Jul 2014
  19. Decided2014/0689/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2013/0572/FUL - Modification to roof.

    Copelands Farm Drummersdale Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RB

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  20. Decided2014/0690/FUL

    Erection of one single detached dwelling together with garage.

    310 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RR

    Received 3 Jul 2014
  21. Decided2014/0692/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2013/1167/FUL - Change Block D to match Block A.

    Land And Buildings Adjoining 32 Snape Green Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 26 Jun 2014
  22. Decided2014/0693/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2014/0106/FUL - Floor plan adjusted, positions and size of windows to rear elevation adjusted.

    63 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AY

    Received 17 Jun 2014
  23. Decided2014/0694/FUL

    Retention of orangery to rear.

    89 Highsands Avenue Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TE

    Received 7 Jul 2014
  24. Decided2014/0695/FUL

    Single storey extension to side and rear, and first floor extension to front/side.

    10 Wilcove Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8NF

    Received 7 Jul 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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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