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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
9,218Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,198 approved or refused records
1,342Refused applications

6,856 approved · 1,342 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2015/0060/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 3, 9 and 11 of planning permission 2014/0529/FUL relating to material details; licence from Natural England for the derogation of the protection of bats; and details of the finished levels of all parts of the site, including the floor levels of all buildings.

    Beaconsfield Farm Northway Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RX

    Received 21 Jan 2015
  2. Decided2015/0061/COU

    Change of use of sandwich shop to hot food takeaway and installation of a flue on rear elevation.

    22A Liverpool Road North Burscough Lancashire L40 5TP

    Received 21 Jan 2015
  3. DecidedT/2014/0099/TPO

    T1 - Larch - Crown raise lowest 3 branches Reason: To remove low branches

    11A Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP

    Received 2 Jul 2014
  4. RegisteredT/2014/0110/TCA

    T1 & T2 - Conifers - Fell

    Croston Mini Coaches Hermitage 79 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SA

    Received 15 Jul 2014
  5. DecidedT/2015/0002/TCA

    Remove several Leylandii / Cypress conifers (in rear garden)

    70 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB

    Received 13 Jan 2015
  6. Decided2015/0062/COU

    Change of use of existing agricultural barn to A3 use (cafe). Various external fabric alterations including new windows, door openings and timber overcladding.

    Tower View Blindmans Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AD

    Received 21 Jan 2015
  7. DecidedT/2015/0005/TPO

    T1 - Beech - Crown reduce back from property to clear by 1m. Crown raise up to 5m, secondary branches only Reason: Clear branches from property. Clear low branches

    46 Greetby Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DT

    Received 23 Jan 2015
  8. DecidedT/2014/0111/TCA

    T1 - Cherry - Fell

    12 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TJ

    Received 16 Jul 2014
  9. DecidedT/2014/0112/TCA

    1 - Cedar - Crown raise lowest 3 branches up to 5m2 - Birch - Fell (dead)3 - Sycamore- Light crown raise up to 4m4 - Stags Horn Sumach - Fell5 - Cherry - Fell6 - Willow - Fell (dead)7 - Cherry - Crown clean8 - Lime - Prune epi9 - Cherry - Fell (dead)10 - Ash - Crown clean11 - Horse chestnut - FellG1 - Hollies - Crown reduce 30%

    Old Vicarage Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HQ

    Received 8 Jul 2014
  10. Decided2015/0063/COU

    Change of use to 4 bedroom HMO.

    28 Sturgess Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PH

    Received 22 Jan 2015
  11. Decided2015/0064/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed erection of 2 metre high walls at the locations indicated on Plan Ref: 1514/LP.

    Bowkers Green Farm Prescot Road Aughton Lancashire L39 6TA

    Received 22 Jan 2015
  12. Decided2015/0065/FUL

    Porch to front.

    16 Heskin Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LR

    Received 22 Jan 2015
  13. Decided2015/0066/FUL

    Two storey rear extension. Pitched roofs to replace flat roofs to existing single storey extensions to both side elevations.

    66 Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BT

    Received 22 Jan 2015
  14. Decided2015/0067/COU

    Change of use of a former agricultural building to office and storage.

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

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  15. Decided2015/0068/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfullness - Proposed extension to existing HMO and use of extended property as a HMO for 9 student residents.

    19 Hardacre Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2XD

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  16. Decided2015/0069/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    153 Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6ST

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  17. Decided2015/0070/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land and barn for general storage and workshop uses (mix of Use Classes B2 & B8).

    Barn To South New Hall Farm New Hall Drive Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  18. Decided2015/0071/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2013/0481/FUL - Location of velux windows as built; Guarding to bedroom windows on front elevation as required by Building Control.

    Land To The Rear Of 17 And 19 Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire PR4 6SN

    Received 21 Jan 2015
  19. Decided2015/0072/FUL

    Erection of car port at side of detached house.

    Timbers Course Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XD

    Received 22 Jan 2015
  20. Decided2015/0073/COU

    Change of use of part of an existing barn to a teaching kitchen.

    Barn At South Tunley Hall Tunley Lane Wrightington Lancashire

    Received 23 Jan 2015
  21. Decided2015/0074/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of planning permission 2013/0529/FUL (allowed on appeal) relating to materials, finished site and floor levels, landscaping scheme, construction method statement, foul and surface water drainage scheme, scheme for the provision of bat boxes, lighting scheme.

    Playing Field At The Rear Of 39 To 61 Hesketh Road Burscough Lancashire L40 7SG

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  22. Decided2015/0075/COU

    Change of use from C3 (Residential) to mixed use of C3 (Residential) and D1 (Day Care Centre).

    1 Brooklands Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LP

    Received 23 Jan 2015
  23. Decided2015/0076/FUL

    Single storey side / rear extensions

    124 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NN

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  24. Decided2015/0077/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed construction of single storey extension.

    5 Brown Edge Close Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5HJ

    Received 11 Feb 2015

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