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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
8,948Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 7,961 approved or refused records
1,300Refused applications

6,661 approved · 1,300 refused · 396 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/0925/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 3 and 5 of planning permission 2013/0859/FUL relating to full details and samples of the car parking materials and signage scheme restricting the car park to staff vehicles only.

    St Raphaels Dental Practice 65 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AH

    Received 25 Aug 2014
  2. Decided2014/0926/FUL

    Single storey extension to form a new entrance and reception office to the front of elevation of the building.

    Aughton St Michaels C Of E Primary School Delph Park Avenue Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DG

    Received 25 Aug 2014
  3. Decided2014/0927/FUL

    Two storey side and rear extension. Pitched roof to replace flat roof on existing single storey extension and internal alterations.

    11 Millbank Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9LJ

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  4. Decided2014/0928/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed removal of existing tarmac and hardcore and kerbstones. To be replaced by new hardcore and tarmac and the lowering of the pavement to provide a vehicle crossing.

    34 Hesketh Avenue Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8BH

    Received 20 Aug 2014
  5. Decided2014/0929/FUL

    Single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling incorporating a day room, games room, utility and toilet.

    26 Denshaw Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AY

    Received 21 Aug 2014
  6. Decided2014/0930/FUL

    The inclusion of a wood burning stove. Angled flue around existing truss. Removal of one existing roof light to allow proposed flue to exit the dwelling.

    Harrock Hill Barn Sanderson Lane Hilldale Heskin Chorley Lancashire PR7 5PX

    Received 22 Aug 2014
  7. Decided2014/0932/COU

    Change of use to office and storage.

    Hoscar Hall Farm Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  8. Decided2014/0933/COU

    Change of use of former stable building to holiday let.

    Hoscar Hall Farm Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  9. Decided2014/0934/COU

    Conversion and extensions to existing outbuilding to form dwelling.

    Wakefield House Carr House Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SH

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  10. Decided2014/0935/FUL

    Replacement windows and door to existing front porch.

    44 New Street Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RS

    Received 22 Aug 2014
  11. Decided2014/0936/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 1 - 8 of planning permission 2014/0336/FUL.

    Belmont House Garnett Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9UB

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  12. Decided2014/0937/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 7,8,10 and 11 of planning permission 2013/0127/COU relating to a management plan for the maintenance of the 3 existing Lime Trees along the verge of Altys Lane; a Method Statement; ecology survey and details of a scheme to ensure that HGV's leave the site in a southerly direction.

    Altys Farm Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RQ

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  13. Decided2014/0938/FUL

    Erection of a single storey detached double garage.

    22 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 26 Aug 2014
  14. DecidedT/2014/0057/TPO

    T1 - Beech - Crown lift 10% - 15% to remove weak branches and reduce weight to main bough Reason: Reduce weight for safetyT2 - Ash - Remove Reason: Late into leaf suppressed by adjacent Horse ChestnutT3 - Sycamore - Remove Reason: Low vitality, safetyT14 - Beech - Remove Reason: SafetyT15 - Beech - Remove Reason: Diseased (safety)T18 - Sycamore - Thin Crown Reason: to reduce shadingT19 - Sycamore - Pruning Reason: Reduce low nuisance branches over garageT21 - Sycamore - Remove Reason: Low vitality, safety, poor conditionT22 - Beech - Thin and remove weaker branches Reason: Safety, weak branchesT23 - Beech - Crown Lift Reason: Remove low nuisance branchesT24 - Beech - Crown Lift Reason: Remove low nuisance branchesT29 - Lime - Remove branches over house Reason: Remove low nuisance branchesT30 - Lime - Remove branches near roof of house Reason: Remove low nuisance branches

    Highfield 4 Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HQ

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  15. Decided2014/0939/FUL

    Agricultural livestock building.

    Woodvale Farm Wood Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TH

    Received 27 Aug 2014
  16. Decided2014/0940/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Change of use of agricultural building to flexible uses comprising Class A1 (Shops), Class A3 (Restaurants and Cafe), Class B1 (Business) and Class B8 (Storage and Distribution).

    The Farm 71 Martin Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 0RT

    Received 27 Aug 2014
  17. Decided2014/0941/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Change of use of an existing agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse - Class C3 (Dwellinghouses).

    The Farm 71 Martin Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 0RT

    Received 27 Aug 2014
  18. Decided2014/0942/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of agricultural building.

    Avondale Hundred End Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XL

    Received 28 Aug 2014
  19. Decided2014/0943/FUL

    Erection of 2 no. detached dwellings with private rear gardens and in-curtilage car parking, after demolition of 2 no. existing, semi-detached dwellings.

    19 - 21 Southport Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5JF

    Received 29 Aug 2014
  20. Decided2014/0944/COU

    Change of use of land for siting additional holiday static caravans.

    Shaw Hall Caravan Park Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire L40 8HJ

    Received 29 Aug 2014
  21. Decided2014/0946/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse - 4.4mMaximum height of extension - 3.3mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.5m

    424 Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RE

    Received 22 Aug 2014
  22. Decided2014/0947/FUL

    Demolition of out house, store and garage and the erection of a single storey rear extension.

    1 Delph Cottages Sineacre Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HR

    Received 2 Sept 2014
  23. Decided2014/0949/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 5 and 10 on planning permission 2013/0886/FUL relating to landscaping scheme and scheme of the construction of the site access and the off-site works of highway improvement.

    Kings Arms Hotel Delf Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JJ

    Received 1 Sept 2014
  24. Decided2014/0950/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of building to house boiler to provide heat for the adjacent farm buildings.

    Bullens Farm Hursts Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EW

    Received 1 Sept 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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