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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
8,910Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,925 approved or refused records
1,295Refused applications

6,630 approved · 1,295 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/0848/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 11 of planning permission 2013/1011/FUL relating to a bird control and site management plan.

    Hesketh Out Marsh East Guide Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire PR4 6XS

    Received 29 Jul 2014
  2. Decided2014/0849/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 4 of planning permission 2013/1201/COU relating to details of a secure bicycle store.

    53 Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AG

    Received 31 Jul 2014
  3. Decided2014/0850/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Proposed installation of solar array development.

    Land To The North-east Of Plex Lane Halsall Lancashire

    Received 31 Jul 2014
  4. Decided2014/0851/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission 2014/0555/FUL relating to material details; full details of the proposed hardstanding; a scheme for the foul and surface water drainage of the development; and details of finished levels of all parts of the site.

    37 Woodmoss Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 1 Aug 2014
  5. Decided2014/0852/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2014/0219/FUL - Revised design reducing the building footprint by 51 square metres overall; Reduction in the amount of the specialist brickwork to the rear of the building and replacement with render finish; Lifting of building circa 600mm to remove the need to have steps and ramped access to the main entrance, meaning the finished floor level matches Building 22 which is directly adjacent; Building 22 no longer to be demolished.

    Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP

    Received 28 Jul 2014
  6. Decided2014/0853/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    32 Parsonage Close Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0JL

    Received 1 Aug 2014
  7. Decided2014/0854/FUL

    One pair of two storey semi-detached houses.

    Land Adjoining 51 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Lancashire

    Received 5 Aug 2014
  8. Decided2014/0855/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of agricultural machinery and produce store.

    Land To The North Of Asmall Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 5 Aug 2014
  9. Decided2014/0856/COU

    Change of use from storage only to storage and retail.

    28 - 30 Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 5 Aug 2014
  10. Decided2014/0857/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 8 of planning permission 2013/1234/FUL relating to coal mining site investigation.

    81A School Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EN

    Received 5 Aug 2014
  11. Decided2014/0858/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2014/0034/FUL to read: The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with details shown on the following plans:-P-001 Rev C and P-201 received by the Local Planning Authority on 06/08/2014; and P-202 P-203 P-204 P-205 P-206 P-207 P-208 P-049 P-210 and P-211 received on 19/08/2014.

    G Cross (2000) Ltd Sandbrook Service Centre 69 Sandbrook Road Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 7AL

    Received 6 Aug 2014
  12. Decided2014/0859/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 3, 7, 10, 12 and 14 of planning permission 2012/1216/FUL relating to a scheme to demonstrate the noise level rating; a scheme detailing proposed lighting; details of boundary treatment; colours of the vertical wall cladding and a surface water drainage scheme.

    Land To The South Of Black-A-Moor Lane And West Of Altcar Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HN

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  13. Decided2014/0860/CON

    Approvl of Details Reserved by Condition No. 3 of planning permission 2014/0090/FUL relating to material details.

    34 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DU

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  14. Decided2014/0861/FUL

    Build up existing walls and erection of new roof to form rear yard enclosure.

    Bargain Booze 106 Sandy Lane Centre Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 5 Aug 2014
  15. Decided2014/0862/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed porch extension to front and loft conversion, to include hip to gable and rear dormer extension.

    82 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1QH

    Received 6 Aug 2014
  16. DecidedT/2014/0056/TCA

    T1 - Lime - Crown Raise secondary branches up to 5m, Crown Clean and L/CT2 - Beech - Crown Raise up to 5m and back from propertyT3 - Horse Chestnut - FellT4 - Horse Chestnut - Tip back from propertyT5 - Sycamore - Fell

    212 Moss Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BJ

    Received 29 Jun 2014
  17. Decided2014/0863/FUL

    The installation of 2no. 900mm diameter dishes on existing 18m high lattice tower. The proposal also involves the installation of 1no. double bay equipment cabinet at ground level and ancillary development.

    Telecommunications Mast At Gorse Hill Reservoir Liverpool Road Aughton Lancashire L39 3LL

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  18. DecidedT/2014/0057/TCA

    Sycamore - Fell

    9 St Thomas Court Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0NE

    Received 22 Jul 2014
  19. Decided2014/0864/FUL

    Erection of a single storey detached garage.

    74 Dickets Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UH

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  20. Decided2014/0865/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 3 of planning permission 2014/0501/FUL relating to coal mining site investigation.

    St Richards R C Primary School Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  21. Decided2014/0866/NMA

    Amendment to Planning Permission 2014/0342/FUL. Pitched roofs to replace approved flat roofs to front and rear dormers.

    17 Kilburn Road Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UG

    Received 8 Aug 2014
  22. Decided2014/0867/FUL

    Single storey extension to side/rear.

    79 Rivington Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RN

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  23. Decided2014/0868/FUL

    Single storey porch to front and single storey rear kitchen and dining extension.

    22 Yew Tree Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NU

    Received 7 Aug 2014
  24. Decided2014/0869/FUL

    Replacement agricultural building.

    Gorsuch Hall Farm Gorsuch Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RP

    Received 11 Aug 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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