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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
8,860Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,880 approved or refused records
1,288Refused applications

6,592 approved · 1,288 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2014/0750/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning application 2013/0332/FUL - Alterations to chimney stack and windows including removal of stone cills to the east side elevation.

    15 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS

    Received 16 Jul 2014
  2. Decided2014/0751/FUL

    Two storey side extension (at rear of existing side extension)

    1 Heskin Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LR

    Received 16 Jul 2014
  3. Decided2014/0752/FUL

    Part render to front elevation of properties to Green Lane and Hants Lane (Nos 16-20 Green Lane). Renewal of window to No. 16 Green Lane.

    16, 18 And 20 Green Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NE

    Received 16 Jul 2014
  4. Decided2014/0753/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 3 and 5 of planning permission 2014/0349/FUL relating to an assessment of the noise impact of the proposed development on neighbouring sensitive properties and details of the external appearance of the condenser units and bin store.

    1A Hattersley Way The Hattersley Centre Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AN

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  5. Decided2014/0754/FUL

    Single storey extensions to front and to rear.

    8 St Michaels Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TF

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  6. Decided2014/0756/FUL

    Two storey side extension.

    18 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6US

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  7. Decided2014/0757/FUL

    Single storey rear extension. Replace flat roof to front, side and rear with tiled pitched roof.

    130 Redgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NY

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  8. Decided2014/0758/FUL

    Single storey extension to side and rear.

    48 Moss Nook Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RQ

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  9. Decided2014/0759/FUL

    Proposed pair of detached bungalows.

    4 Granville Avenue Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AH

    Received 18 Jul 2014
  10. Decided2014/0760/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 5 imposed on planning permission 2013/0918/FUL to allow timber effect upvc for all doors, windows and door frames.

    Old House Farm Barrow Nook Moss Coach Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HP

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  11. Decided2014/0761/FUL

    Single storey side extension to create a garden room.

    Bird I'Th Hand Farm Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  12. Decided2014/0762/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Conversion of roof space to music room including 6 no. conservation style rooflights and new staircase between first floor and attic.

    Greystones Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AA

    Received 14 Jul 2014
  13. Decided2014/0763/WL3

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

    Land Adjacent To 49-55 Church Road And 6 & 25 And 9-11 Stockley Crescent Bickerstaffe Lancashire

    Received 15 Jul 2014
  14. Decided2014/0764/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2014/0349/FUL - New fire exit door from the stock room omitted; Existing fire exit door from stock room retained; Loading plinth and ramp included.

    1A Hattersley Way The Hattersley Centre Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AN

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  15. Decided2014/0765/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.s 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11 of Planning Permission 2013/0476/FUL relating to the colour of all doors, windows and door frames, details of rainwater goods; a scheme for foul and surface water drainage; landscaping scheme and a building record by a qualified archaeologist.

    Wainwrights Farm Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TE

    Received 18 Jul 2014
  16. Decided2014/0766/FUL

    Proposed rear dormer extension to form new bedrooms. Proposed ground and first floor extension to form new living accommodation.

    8 Fernhurst Gate Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ED

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  17. Decided2014/0767/FUL

    Erection of detached dwelling.

    40 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TJ

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  18. Decided2014/0768/FUL

    Provision of mezzanine floors in Units 2 and 4 with new glazed frontages to match Unit 6. One half of Unit 2 will be an accountancy office and the other half will remain as industrial warehousing. One half of Unit 4 will be a pension planning consultancy business and the other half will remain as industrial warehousing. Installation of window and door on side elevation and roller doors at rear.

    Units 2 & 4 Swordfish Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JW

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  19. Decided2014/0769/ADV

    Retention of new post signs, signwriting and poster cases.

    The Waters Edge Mill Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DA

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  20. Decided2014/0770/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 3 (b, d, e and f only), 4 and 9 of outline planning permission 2011/1010/OUT relating to means of access, including visibility splays; layout, siting, design and external appearance of all buildings, including material details; means of access to buildings; parking and turning areas and secure cycle storage; proposed walls and fences; details of finished levels of all parts of the site and scheme for the construction of the site access and off-site works for highway improvement.

    90 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AB

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  21. Decided2014/0771/ARM

    Reserved Matters - Demolition of one dwelling and erection of 7 dwellings (including details of scale, layout, appearance and landscaping).

    90 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AB

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  22. Decided2014/0772/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.4 and 5 of listed building consent 2014/0078/LBC relating to all doors, window and door frames details.

    South Tunley Farm Tunley Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RJ

    Received 22 Jul 2014
  23. Decided2014/0773/FUL

    Remove existing greenhouses and replace with new greenhouses.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  24. Decided2014/0774/FUL

    Remove existing greenhouses and replace with new greenhouses.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 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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