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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
8,881Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,900 approved or refused records
1,291Refused applications

6,609 approved · 1,291 refused · 391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/0775/FUL

    Remove existing greenhouses and replace with new greenhouses.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  2. Decided2014/0776/FUL

    Remove existing greenhouses and replace with new greenhouses.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  3. Decided2014/0777/FUL

    Remove existing greenhouses and replace with new greenhouses.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  4. Decided2014/0778/FUL

    Remove existing greenhouses and replace with new greenhouses.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 Jul 2014
  5. Decided2014/0779/FUL

    Change of use to 4 bedroom HMO.

    44 Lea Crescent Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PQ

    Received 22 Jul 2014
  6. Decided2014/0780/PNP

    Application for Determination as to whether Prior Approval is required for Details - Erection of agricultural building.

    Bannister House Farm The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JR

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  7. Decided2014/0781/FUL

    Extensions to existing front and rear dormers

    8 Homer Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6DB

    Received 22 Jul 2014
  8. DecidedT/2014/0043/TPO

    T1 - Yew - To be pruned by 6 metres from base Reason: To allow site access for building works

    15 Tan House Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HG

    Received 16 Jul 2014
  9. Decided2014/0782/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed garden room.

    10 Middlewood Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RJ

    Received 18 Jul 2014
  10. Decided2014/0783/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    1 Sycamore Cottages High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SN

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  11. Decided2014/0784/FUL

    First floor extension to side, and single storey extension to rear

    35 Parklands Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6UD

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  12. Decided2014/0785/FUL

    Removal of Condition No.3 imposed on planning permission 2009/0237/FUL to allow the normal permitted development rights to be available to Plex Brow Farm.

    Plex Brow Farm Plex Moss Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8ST

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  13. Decided2014/0786/OUT

    Outline - Erection of up to 10 affordable dwellings (all matters reserved).

    Land To The Rear Of 38 Newarth Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RS

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  14. Decided2014/0787/FUL

    Proposed internal refurbishment; refurbishment of external terrace area and new egress stair to rear.

    The Cafe Bar 36 Derby Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2BY

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  15. Decided2014/0788/FUL

    Conversion of barn to dwelling and construction of a passing place.

    Firs Farm Firs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HL

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  16. Decided2014/0789/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Enhancement of water supply to Bickerstaffe Water Treatment Works.

    Bickerstaffe Waterworks Simonswood Lane Bickerstaffe Lancashire

    Received 14 Jul 2014
  17. Decided2014/0790/FUL

    Erection of 2 no. replacement wrought iron gates.

    47 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DT

    Received 24 Jul 2014
  18. DecidedT/2014/0055/TCA

    Leylandii / Cypress Conifer - Fell

    Hope Cottage 14 School Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LW

    Received 18 Jul 2014
  19. DecidedT/2014/0044/TPO

    T1 - Maple - Crown Reduce tree (on all sides) by 20% Reason: To retain good form

    32 Tennyson Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3PL

    Received 25 Jun 2014
  20. Decided2014/0791/FUL

    Construction of solar farm, to include the installation of solar panels to generate approximately 16MW electricity with switch room, substation, inverter housings, security fencing, CCTV cameras and other associated works.

    Land To The East Of Wanes Blades Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 24 Jul 2014
  21. Decided2014/0793/FUL

    Conversion of a barn and single storey outbuilding to residential use-including erection of single storey extension.

    Eccleston House Farm North Perimeter Road Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L33 3AP

    Received 23 Jul 2014
  22. Decided2014/0794/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of a part two storey/part single storey extension to the side and rear.

    1 Pine Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2YR

    Received 21 Jul 2014
  23. Decided2014/0795/ADV

    Display of 1 no. externally illuminated fascia sign.

    Premier Stores Ltd 11 - 13 Dingle Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0EN

    Received 24 Jul 2014
  24. Decided2014/0796/FUL

    Part two storey/part single storey extension to side/rear. New railings above existing front boundary wall and provision of additional access with dropped kerb.

    133 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SN

    Received 24 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.

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