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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
9,174Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,157 approved or refused records
1,333Refused applications

6,824 approved · 1,333 refused · 413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2014/1398/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed extension to the property of circa 30m2 to incorporate extra kitchen/dining and bedroom accommodation. Single storey and all within permitted development.

    25 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS

    Received 22 Dec 2014
  2. Decided2014/1399/FUL

    Conversion of existing barn and agricultural building to dwelling including new link extension.

    Mere Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UA

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  3. Decided2014/1400/FUL

    26 unit social housing development, comprising 14 houses and 12 No. apartments.

    Land Adjacent To The Close Greaves Hall Avenue Banks Lancashire

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  4. Decided2014/1401/FUL

    Sub-division of Unit 1 into three smaller units and provision of additional 17 car parking spaces at the rear, plus the modification of spaces 1-5 to form 3 disabled car parking spaces. (Retrospective).

    Unit 1 Holland Business Park Spa Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6LN

    Received 24 Dec 2014
  5. Decided2015/0001/FUL

    Extension and alterations to existing two-storey dwelling, construction of new single-storey garage and new boundary fencing.

    Bethany Course Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LA

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  6. Decided2015/0002/FUL

    Demolition of outhouse, store and garage and erection of single storey rear extension.

    1 Delph Cottages Sineacre Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HR

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  7. Decided2014/1402/FUL

    Single storey rear extension including link to garage. Conversion and reconstruction of garage to living accommodation.

    4A High Moor Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PS

    Received 28 Nov 2014
  8. Decided2015/0003/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed internal alterations to form new bathroom and en-suite to the first floor. Proposed internal alterations to form new study, en-suite and store room to the second floor. Installation of 2 no. velux rooflights to rear elevation.

    43 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  9. Decided2015/0004/FUL

    Installation of new fence and gates between units 3 and 7 Greenhey Place.

    SVR Plastics 5 - 7 Greenhey Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SA

    Received 6 Jan 2015
  10. Decided2015/0005/FUL

    Proposed two storey extension and alterations to existing dwelling.

    High Trees Barn Plex Moss Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8ST

    Received 6 Jan 2015
  11. Decided2014/1403/FUL

    Two storey rear extension with drop kerb to front entrance

    205 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA

    Received 23 Dec 2014
  12. Decided2014/1404/ARM

    Reserved Matters - Erection of 2 no. two storey dwellings with garages (including details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale).

    Land Adjacent To Bramcote Parrs Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 22 Dec 2014
  13. Decided2015/0008/FUL

    First floor rear extension.

    15 Beechfield Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AR

    Received 7 Jan 2015
  14. Decided2015/0009/FUL

    Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory. Conversion of loft to living accommodation including rear dormer extension.

    14 Village Close Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BF

    Received 7 Jan 2015
  15. Decided2015/0010/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's 3 and 11 of planning permission 2012/1089/FUL relating to materials and external lighting.

    Tunley Lane Farm Tunley Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RG

    Received 7 Jan 2015
  16. Decided2015/0011/SCO

    Scoping Opinion - Development of up to 150 dwellings.

    Land To The Rear Of 14B To 78 New Cut Lane Halsall Lancashire

    Received 2 Jan 2015
  17. Decided2015/0012/WL3

    Reserved Matters - Erection of 42 dwellings (including details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale).

    Land At Firbeck Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 8 Jan 2015
  18. Decided2015/0013/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2012/0521/FUL - The amendment sought is to combine the construction of the replacement garage as approved by 2012/0521/FUL without tanked walls and with retaining walls as approved by 2010/1306/FUL. An additional amendment is to lower the finished level of the garage floor to the same level as the existing patio, reducing the overall height by 300mm.

    8 Broadhurst Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RX

    Received 2 Jan 2015
  19. Decided2015/0014/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2013/1303/FUL - Change to position of small flat roof section.

    Lane End Farm 119 - 121 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SB

    Received 2 Jan 2015
  20. Decided2015/0015/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's 4 & 5 of planning permission 2014/0987/FUL relating to hard and soft landscaping scheme and details of obscure glazed panels.

    212 Moss Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BJ

    Received 2 Jan 2015
  21. Decided2015/0016/FUL

    Extension to first floor bedroom, rear of the property.

    7 Canal Bank New Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RR

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  22. DecidedT/2015/0001/TCA

    6 x Macro carpa conifers - Fell

    1 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 5 Jan 2015
  23. Decided2015/0018/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse - 4.63mMaximum height of extension - 3.9mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.6m

    18 Glenside Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EG

    Received 6 Jan 2015
  24. Decided2015/0019/FUL

    Erection of 3 mobile stable block,open fronted shed and foaling box. Construction of a 30x65m riding arena with a sand/fibre surface on land used for grazing horses.

    Middle Place Asmall Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 6 Jan 2015

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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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