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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
9,204Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,184 approved or refused records
1,338Refused applications

6,846 approved · 1,338 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2015/0044/FUL

    Kitchen formed in existing ground floor covered area. New first floor escape stair formed at the rear. Minor internal alterations.

    Town Green Inn 17 Town Green Lane Aughton Lancashire L39 6SF

    Received 14 Jan 2015
  2. Decided2015/0045/FUL

    Single storey extension at side gable of dwelling. (Resubmission 2014/0971/FUL).

    9 Greenacre Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HR

    Received 14 Jan 2015
  3. Decided2015/0046/FUL

    Erection of detached dwelling with integral garage. New vehicle/pedestrian access.

    2B White Moss Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BL

    Received 14 Jan 2015
  4. Decided2015/0047/FUL

    Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear.

    56 Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ER

    Received 15 Jan 2015
  5. Decided2015/0048/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed construction of a 4m x 3m conservatory to side/rear of property.

    6 Flour Mill Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TL

    Received 15 Jan 2015
  6. Decided2015/0049/FUL

    Proposed bedroom and bathroom extension over existing garage and utility room.Tiled roof to porch.

    24 New Acres Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TU

    Received 15 Jan 2015
  7. Decided2015/0050/FUL

    Detached garage to rear

    53 Calder Avenue Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SE

    Received 19 Jan 2015
  8. Decided2014/1405/FUL

    Demolition of existing extension and erection of single storey extension to rear. Alteration to approved plan 2014/0607/FUL.

    Furlongs 42 Heskin Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LR

    Received 22 Dec 2014
  9. Decided2015/0053/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed re-roofing of building.

    Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd 2 Peel Road West Pimbo Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9PT

    Received 19 Jan 2015
  10. Decided2015/0054/FUL

    Proposed single storey lean-to extension to rear of existing dwelling.

    18 Crawford Road Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QR

    Received 19 Jan 2015
  11. Decided2015/0056/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse - 4mMaximum height of extension - 4mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.6m

    68 Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ER

    Received 19 Jan 2015
  12. DecidedT/2014/0092/TPO

    T21 - Rowan - Remove Reason: Diseased, leaning

    Beechholt Robin Hood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QG

    Received 15 May 2014
  13. DecidedT/2014/0093/TPO

    3 x Hollies - Reduce height by 2 to 3 metres to previous cuts and prune back minor lateral branches over lawn Reason: Reduce encroachmentT5 - Beech - Cut back branch (pruning back to suitable points) that are in contact with garage Reason: To prevent damage to building

    187 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AE

    Received 19 May 2014
  14. DecidedT/2014/0094/TPO

    T1 - Cherry - Crown lift to 2.5 metres and Criown thin by 10%, remove deadwood, and Crown clean. Reduce outer extended limbs back to suitable points Reason: Improve form and appearance

    23 Greetby Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DP

    Received 22 May 2014
  15. DecidedT/2014/0106/TCA

    T101 - Beech - Crown reduce by 5 to 8 metres to reduce sail effect.T2 - Turkey Oak - Reduce to a 5 to 6 metre nature stump.

    National Trust Rufford Old Hall 200 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SG

    Received 5 Jun 2014
  16. DecidedT/2014/0095/TPO

    T1(TPO T31) - Lime - Remove basal shoots and larger basal stems to leave just the main trunk. Crown lift to remove low branches to a height of 5 metres and reduce back secondary branches where there is excessive encroachment. Thin upper crown by up to 50% of the regrowth. thin upper crown by up to 50% of the regrowth. Reason: Due to excessive shading. Low nuisance branches.T3 (TPO T33) - Lime - Remove low nuisance branches up to a height of 6 metres reason: Low nuisance branchesT4 (TPO T35) - Birch - Remove 3 low nuisance branches Reason: Low nuisance branchesT5 (TPO T34) - Lime - Remove basal shoots and larger basal stems to leave just the main trunk. Crown lift to remove low branches to a height of 5 metres and reduce back secondary branches where there is excessive encroachment Reason: Low nuisance branches and basal stems

    2 Tan House Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HG

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  17. DecidedLCC/2015/0008

    County Matter - Change of use from an un used play ground to staff car parking and repositioning of existing boundary fencing.

    Sure Start Eavesdale Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6AU

    Received 19 Jan 2015
  18. DecidedT/2014/0107/TCA

    T1 - Poplar - Fell

    Cross Farm Liverpool Old Road Sollom Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HR

    Received 18 Jun 2014
  19. DecidedT/2014/0096/TPO

    T10 - Horse Chestnut - Fell Reason: Diseased, fungal infection

    Springfield Pumping Station Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6ST

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  20. DecidedT/2014/0108/TCA

    T1 Cherry - Fell

    The Red Lion 9 Ash Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NF

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  21. DecidedT/2014/0097/TPO

    T2 - Sycamore - Prune (to thin crown) 15 - 20% Reason: Contain size and limit shadingT3 - Ash - Fell Reason: Diseased/dead/not safe

    58 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF

    Received 16 Jun 2014
  22. DecidedT/2014/0109/TCA

    G1 - 6 Ormamental Conifers - Fell

    11A Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  23. DecidedT/2014/0098/TPO

    T1 - Redwood - Fell

    Beech Lodge 51 Burscough Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2XE

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  24. Decided2015/0059/COU

    Siting of five static caravans for use as seasonal workers accommodation.

    Marsh View Shore Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XP

    Received 20 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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