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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
9,102Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,094 approved or refused records
1,323Refused applications

6,771 approved · 1,323 refused · 410 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2014/0080/TPO

    1 - Hybrid Poplar - Prune to clear lamp pole and / or column. Remove deadwood hangar Reason: Clear nuisance branchesG2 - Elm - Prune to clear lamp, pole and / or column Reason: Potential influence on street lamp2 - Hybrid Poplar - Prune to clear lamp, pole and / or column. Remove growth on stem to first branch. Lift branch tips to 3m over pavement and 5.5m over road Reason: Influence on street lamp No 13 - Hybrid Poplar - Prune to clear building by 2-3m Reason: Branch tips have influence on chimney stack of residential property. Plot 201 adj W44 - Hybrid Poplar - Remove Reason: Leaning towards Plot 2065 - Horse Chestnut - Remove Reason: Poor health with structural defect to the stem. Phytophthora mid to late stage. Linear strips of dead bark from ground level to upper crown with surface decay.7 - Sycamore - Remove Reason: Poor health with structural defect to the stem base. Open cavity with visual decay. Stem leans 40 degrees off vertical towards private property.8 - White Willow - Pollard tree to simple woody structure Reason: Major defect. Open cavity at 2m agl. Suppressed by adjacent tree

    Site Of Former Greaves Hall Hospital Greaves Hall Avenue Banks Lancashire

    Received 31 Oct 2014
  2. Decided2014/1268/FUL

    2 Storey extension to rear.

    8 Warpers Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AG

    Received 19 Nov 2014
  3. Decided2014/1269/FUL

    Ground floor garden room with first floor balcony patio over.

    Goose Dub Farm Charnleys Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8HJ

    Received 19 Nov 2014
  4. Decided2014/1270/FUL

    Extension to existing farm shop.

    Farm Shop Taylors Farm Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UW

    Received 24 Nov 2014
  5. DecidedT/2014/0096/TCA

    T15 - Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) - Remove

    Woodside Flash Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SW

    Received 10 Nov 2014
  6. Decided2014/1273/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and conservatory and replacement with new garage and entrance hall building.

    Windy Ridge Anchorage Avenue Hundred End Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XH

    Received 25 Nov 2014
  7. DecidedT/2014/0097/TCA

    T1 Cherry - Crown Raise over the driveway by 3mT2 Apple - FellT3 Conifer - Fell.T4 Pear - Fell.T5 Apple stump - Fell.T6 Apple - Fell or ReduceT7 Laburnum - Crown Reduce by 50%.T8 Oak - Crown Reduce back to previous pruning cuts to clear property by 2-3m. T9 Laburnum - FellT10 Horse Chestnut - Crown Raise secondary branches upto 3mT11 Sycamore - Crown Raise secondary branches upto 2-3mG1 Leylandii x 3 - Fell

    74 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 20 Nov 2014
  8. Decided2014/1274/FUL

    Removal of existing refrigeration plant units and installation of new within existing rooftop plant area and rear service yard.

    Asda Stores Ltd Ingram Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6LH

    Received 25 Nov 2014
  9. DecidedT/2014/0081/TPO

    T1 - T3 Holly x 3 Crown Raise up to 3mtCrown Clean stubs and crossing branches Reason: Remove low and nuisance branchesT4 Beech Crown Raise up to 5m (secondary branches only) and Crown Clean stubs and crossing branches. Tip back from property to clear by 2-3m Reason: Remove low and nuisance branches

    74 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 21 Nov 2014
  10. Decided2014/1272/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Conversion of North Wing to school sixth form teaching facility including removal of some existing walls, partitions and internal fittings and full refurbishment of roof, floors, windows, etc after dry rot eradication. Installation of new steel beams to support roof. New finishes throughout and new mechanical and electrical installations, fixed school furniture and fittings, new toilets, etc.

    Scarisbrick Hall School Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RQ

    Received 21 Nov 2014
  11. Decided2014/1275/FUL

    Erection of single storey detached double garage.

    12 Spring Bank Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AH

    Received 21 Nov 2014
  12. Decided2014/1276/FUL

    Rear conservatory extension

    37 Drake Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5QL

    Received 24 Nov 2014
  13. Decided2014/1277/FUL

    Alterations and extensions to dis-used barn and change of use of former builders store/workshop to residential dwelling.

    Store To Rear Of No 3 Canal Bank Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 5TF

    Received 24 Nov 2014
  14. Decided2014/1278/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 9 and 11 of planning permission 2013/1172/FUL relating to a facility by which the wheels of all vehicles leaving the site can be cleaned and a phasing schedule for the construction of the new estate road.

    Carmelite Convent Stoney Brow Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QE

    Received 24 Nov 2014
  15. Decided2014/1279/FUL

    Rear single story extension and alterations to side extension.

    93 Burnside Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7PE

    Received 25 Nov 2014
  16. Decided2014/1280/COU

    Change of use of dwelling to 5 room student HMO.

    105 Wigan Road Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HY

    Received 26 Nov 2014
  17. DecidedT/2014/0098/TCA

    Remove 3 stem SycamoreRemove up to 6 stems of 8 stem Sycamore

    Holy Trinity Church Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 26 Nov 2014
  18. DecidedT/2014/0082/TPO

    T5 - Beech - Crown lift minor branches to stop obstruction (over road/ drive) Reason: Clearance for road/ driveT12 - Birch - Branches overhanging - crown lift to 4 metres Reason: Clearance for footpathT13 - Turkey Oak - Remove deadwood and cut back several secondary branches to give clearance (from building) of 2 metres Reason: Clearance from buildingPlease note other trees listed in your application are not subject to a tree preservation order and therefore do not require consent.

    Aughton Park Care Home Aughton Park Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5QE

    Received 18 Nov 2014
  19. Decided2014/1281/FUL

    Removal of existing containers and facility units and erection of fishery cabin including toilet facilities. Permission to retain 6 fish breeding ponds.

    Hall Lane Fisheries Hall Lane Bispham Lancashire WN8 7BD

    Received 26 Nov 2014
  20. Decided2014/1282/FUL

    Single storey side and rear extension to allow an adjoined garage, garden room and internal alterations.

    23 Tan House Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HG

    Received 26 Nov 2014
  21. Decided2014/1284/FUL

    Conversion of existing stable building to dwelling including small extension.

    Round Thorn Barn Lowry Hill Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UL

    Received 27 Nov 2014
  22. Decided2014/1285/FUL

    Construction of new tarmacadam footpaths around the nursery playground.

    St Thomas The Martyr C Of E Primary School Mill Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0HH

    Received 28 Nov 2014
  23. Decided2014/1286/FUL

    Erection of new Iroko wooden gates.

    1 Milton Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QU

    Received 28 Nov 2014
  24. Decided2014/1287/FUL

    Single storey extension to enlarge garage with enclosed roof terrace over and new vehicular access (resubmission of previously granted permission 2012/0471/FUL).

    Royal Oak Villa Liverpool Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EF

    Received 28 Nov 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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