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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
9,095Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,087 approved or refused records
1,321Refused applications

6,766 approved · 1,321 refused · 410 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2011 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/1244/FUL

    Extensions and alterations to create accommodation at first floor level. Single storey extension to rear.

    126 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SW

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  2. Decided2014/1245/FUL

    Building up of side walls to raise eaves height; loft conversion without dormers; and single storey extension to rear.

    21 High Moss Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4TP

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  3. Decided2014/1246/FUL

    Single storey extension to side and rear.

    3 Poppy Close Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 4JJ

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  4. DecidedT/2014/0095/TCA

    T1 - Maple - RemoveT2 - Lime - Clean off trunk, remove 2 x lowest branches and thin crown by 10%T3 - Box Maple - Remove stumps with shoots, remove lateral branches, one on left and one on right sidesT4 - Box Maple - Remove / FellT5 - Sycamore - Remove / FellT6 - Lime - Remove several lowest weeping branches up to a height of 5 metreG1 - Group of 6 Conifers - RemoveT7 - Holly - Reduce back to previous cutsT8 - Conifer - RemoveG2 - Remove 2 collapsed stems / trees

    Arboleda 42 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 14 Nov 2014
  5. Decided2014/1248/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use of room within property in connection with practising micropigmentation.

    18 Hazel Lane Ashurst Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6UN

    Received 12 Nov 2014
  6. Decided2014/1249/COU

    Retention of a change of use for part of an existing agricultural building to allow the use of a circular saw and for the preparation and sale of logs.

    Priory Barn Carr Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BT

    Received 13 Nov 2014
  7. DecidedT/2014/0079/TPO

    T3 - Silver Birch - Crown reduction by 1 metre off the top of the tree & 1 metre from the sides of the tree Reason: Tree is too large for the garden

    6 Cherry Grove Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0TW

    Received 12 Sept 2014
  8. Decided2014/1250/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 8 and 10 of planning permission 2013/0127/COU relating to a tree protection method statement and an updated survey in relation to bats and barn owls.

    Altys Farm Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RQ

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  9. Decided2014/1251/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of planning permission 2014/0690/FUL relating to materials, foul and surface water drainage scheme, finished site and floor levels, hardstanding details, details of the proposed screen walls and/or fences to protect the trees/hedges.

    310 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RR

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  10. Decided2014/1252/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 19 Nov 2014
  11. Decided2014/1253/FUL

    Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey lounge and kitchen extension at rear (retrospective).

    7 Pond Close Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NH

    Received 19 Nov 2014
  12. Decided2014/1254/FUL

    Variation of condition no. 2 imposed on planning permission 2014/0106/FUL to allow the plans to be changed.

    63 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AY

    Received 19 Nov 2014
  13. Decided2014/1256/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed single storey extension to rear.

    26 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AU

    Received 20 Nov 2014
  14. Decided2014/1257/FUL

    Erection of 10 No detached dwelling houses with garages following demolition of show centre, redundant barn and vacant dwelling house, including alterations to existing access roads.

    Land At Aughton Chase Springfield Road Aughton Lancashire

    Received 14 Nov 2014
  15. Decided2014/1258/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed construction of a single-storey swimming pool outbuilding within the curtilage of an existing dwellinghouse, required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such.

    Poplars Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  16. Decided2014/1259/FUL

    Erection of building for commercial vehicle servicing.

    8 Tollgate Crescent Burscough Industrial Estate Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8LT

    Received 20 Nov 2014
  17. Decided2014/1260/FUL

    Retrospective application for the erection of a block work electric meter structure.

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

    Received 21 Nov 2014
  18. Decided2014/1261/FUL

    Construction of first floor rear extension , single storey rear extension, internal alterations and rear patio.

    25 Brandreth Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HB

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  19. Decided2014/1262/FUL

    Erection of brick wall and gates.

    4 Pennington Close Crawford Village Up Holland Lancashire WN8 9DA

    Received 17 Nov 2014
  20. Decided2014/1263/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse - 6mMaximum height of extension - 3.8mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.65m

    153 Hall Lane Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L33 4YG

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  21. Decided2014/1264/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear of existing 2 storey house.

    6 Lawns Avenue Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UQ

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  22. Decided2014/1265/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of agricultural land as domestic garden.

    15 Ayrefield Road Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QP

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  23. Decided2014/1266/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear and conversion of garage to utility room and cycle store.

    17 Delph Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5BD

    Received 24 Nov 2014
  24. Decided2014/1267/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    The Old Barn Rosemary Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JP

    Received 21 Nov 2014

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