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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
9,266Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,241 approved or refused records
1,349Refused applications

6,892 approved · 1,349 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2015/0116/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    24 Mill Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QD

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  2. Decided2015/0117/FUL

    Single storey extension to side.

    38 Hall Brow Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2YX

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  3. Decided2015/0118/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 3 of planning permission 2014/0219/FUL to add an additional material to those specified on the application form to include a section of render to part of the side and rear elevations.

    Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  4. DecidedT/2015/0007/TCA

    Various tree works as specified in Appendix 1 Survey Data in the arboricultural assessment received on 7th Jan 2015.

    Sisters Of Notre Dame Convent Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HT

    Received 7 Jan 2015
  5. Decided2015/0119/FUL

    Replacement of timber windows to front, and rear of property

    25 Briars Brook Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XD

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  6. Decided2015/0120/WL3

    Reserved Matters - Erection of 11 industrial units B1 and B8 usage (including details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale).

    18 - 24 Gorsey Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9UP

    Received 3 Feb 2015
  7. DecidedT/2015/0008/TCA

    T1 - Cedar Conifer - RemoveT2 - Maple - Thin crown by 10 - 15% to include lowest branch / limb pruning back to trunkT3 - Silver Birch - Crown lift to balance crown, plus thin crown 15 to 20% to reduce density, to remove weak and crossing branches

    14A Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 14 Jan 2015
  8. Decided2015/0121/FUL

    2 storey pitched roof extension to side.

    22 Greenfield Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DH

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  9. Decided2015/0122/FUL

    Two storey extension at rear and single storey garage extension at side.

    278 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RR

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  10. Decided2015/0123/FUL

    Change of use from former pig barn to 2 bedroom dwelling including proposed conservatory to side and associated driveway and parking.

    Boundary Farm Graveyard Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EG

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  11. DecidedT/2015/0009/TCA

    T1 & T2 - Lime - Crown clean and crown raise up to 4m

    Green Lane Farm Liverpool Old Road Sollom Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HR

    Received 28 Jan 2015
  12. Decided2015/0124/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    10 Ryburn Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SD

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  13. Decided2015/0125/FUL

    Extending garden wall adjacent to boundary.

    1 Oak Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5BQ

    Received 5 Feb 2015
  14. Decided2015/0126/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's 8 and 10 of planning permission 2013/0476/FUL relating to foul and surface water drainage and landscaping schemes.

    Wainwrights Farm Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TE

    Received 5 Feb 2015
  15. Decided2015/0127/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 - 3.6mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.3m

    10 Forge Close Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HP

    Received 6 Feb 2015
  16. Decided2015/0128/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions No's 3, 4, 5 & 7 of planning permission 2014/0201/FUL relating to material details, details of hardstanding, foul and surface water drainage scheme, details of finished site and floor levels.

    22 Pool Hey Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire PR8 5HS

    Received 6 Feb 2015
  17. Decided2015/0129/FUL

    Residential development including 5 no. three bedroom detached dwellings, 2 no. five bedroom detached dwellings and associated access road.

    Acland Bracewell And Co The Barrons 104 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 6 Feb 2015
  18. Decided2015/0130/FUL

    Erection of stables and change of use of land to equestrian.

    Fairholme Marsh Road Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8DX

    Received 9 Feb 2015
  19. DecidedT/2015/0010/TCA

    T1 - Lime - Crown raise to 5m to clear highway and reduce shadingT2 - Conifer - Reduce by 1m to allow formal shapingT3 - Cherry - Reduce overhang towards roof to reduce encroachmentT4 - Sycamore - Crown raise to 4m

    2 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 2 Feb 2015
  20. DecidedT/2015/0011/TCA

    T7 - Horse Chestnut - Fell

    Moss Delph Quarry Delph Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 9 Feb 2015
  21. Decided2015/0131/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Change of use of part of an existing barn to a baking school.

    Barn At South Tunley Hall Tunley Lane Wrightington Lancashire

    Received 10 Feb 2015
  22. DecidedT/2015/0007/TPO

    T1 - Beech - Crown raise to 4m Reason: To reduce shadingT2 - Beech - Crown raise secondary branches to 4m Reason: To reduce shadingT3 - Pine - Remove split branch and tidy previous branch failure stubs Reason: For safety

    5 Rose Place Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UJ

    Received 2 Feb 2015
  23. DecidedT/2015/0012/TCA

    Removal of 3 dead / dying trees - Sycamore, Silver Birch & Horse Chestnut Reason: Trees dead

    Moss Delph Quarry Delph Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 1 Feb 2015
  24. Decided2015/0132/FUL

    Single storey front extension, 2 no. two storey side extensions and revision and reconfiguration of access and parking arrangements

    Sons Of Divine Providence Cardinal Heenan House School Lane Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QR

    Received 10 Feb 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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