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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
9,332Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,303 approved or refused records
1,356Refused applications

6,947 approved · 1,356 refused · 416 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2011 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2015/0231/FUL

    Extension of car park and turning area and erection of 1.8 metre high green mesh security fencing (retrospective).

    Plox Motors Plox Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HB

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  2. Decided2015/0232/FUL

    Ground floor porch and kitchen extension. First floor 3 bedroom extension.

    514 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SQ

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  3. Decided2015/0233/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 4, 5 & 6 of planning permission 2014/0767/FUL relating to details of the external brickwork and roofing materials, details of the finished levels of all parts of the site, including the floor levels of all buildings, surface water drainage scheme and details of the proposed hardstanding.

    Land Adjacent To 40 Mill Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  4. Decided2015/0234/FUL

    Single storey extension to existing garage to form a workshop.

    1 New Fold Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 7AW

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  5. Decided2015/0236/FUL

    Two storey side and single storey rear extension.

    Kentmere Lodge Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  6. DecidedT/2015/0015/TCA

    T1 Beech Crown lift 5m - secondary branches only.T2 Oak Remove 2 lower branches and crown thin damaged limb 10%.T3 Multi Stem Elms - fell.

    Silcock House Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UG

    Received 12 Feb 2015
  7. Decided2015/0237/FUL

    Erection of 3 no. detached dwellings.

    291 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RJ

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  8. Decided2015/0238/FUL

    The conversion of the stone built barns into residential use to form two semi-detached dwellings, and the replacement of the existing hay barn with two detached double garages. Access to the dwellings is to be provided from an existing gated field access to the east of the site from Lees Lane.

    Barn East Of Lower House Farm Lees Lane Dalton Lancashire

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  9. Decided2015/0239/FUL

    Detached 2 bay car port, clear shrubs, extend gravel drive. Erect car port.

    4 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  10. DecidedT/2015/0012/TPO

    T2 and T3 Sycamores Reduce to same height as T1. Reason: Excessive shading and light obstruction.

    6 Maesbrook Close Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8FF

    Received 12 Feb 2015
  11. Decided2015/0240/FUL

    Single storey side extension

    Brentwood 2 Croppers Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EJ

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  12. DecidedT/2015/0013/TPO

    T1 (TPO T3) Holly Crown reduce by 30%. Reason: Excessive shading to property.T2 (TPO G2) Sycamore Side prune to remove 3 to 4 branches close to property (house). Reason: Reduce risk of damage to property.

    Redgate Farm Holborn Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LH

    Received 18 Feb 2015
  13. DecidedT/2015/0017/TCA

    T1 Magnolia Light prune select branches to clear BT line.

    Ivy Cottage Farm Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XB

    Received 27 Feb 2015
  14. Decided2015/0241/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's 7 and 9 of planning permission 2014/0903/FUL relating to the building recording and analysis and a licence from Natural England for the derogation of the protection of bats under the Habitats Directive.

    The Hermitage Moss Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PB

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  15. Decided2015/0242/FUL

    Proposed orangery extension to rear of property.

    41 Sandbrook Road Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UD

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  16. Decided2015/0244/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 - 3.6mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.7m

    68 Mere Brow Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JP

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  17. Decided2015/0245/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 4 and 5 of planning permission 2013/0649/FUL relating to noise reduction scheme and details of odour control.

    The Highwayman 211 Blythewood Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9EN

    Received 4 Mar 2015
  18. Decided2015/0246/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear.

    19 Lime Grove Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8ET

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  19. DecidedT/2015/0018/TCA

    T1 Sycamore RemoveT2 Sycamore Remove

    190 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA

    Received 2 Mar 2015
  20. DecidedT/2015/0019/TCA

    Remove dangerous Norway Spruce and 12 dead Leylandii (Conifers) as shown in photos.

    Lancashire Sun Society Hazel Grove Sandy Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SX

    Received 17 Feb 2015
  21. Decided2015/0247/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2014/1082/FUL - Amendment to rear elevation: removal of french doors/juliet balconies and addition of windows in lieu of above. Increase in size to first floor middle window.

    11 Moss Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TJ

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  22. Decided2015/0249/FUL

    Erection of agricultural building.

    Rossindale Warpers Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AQ

    Received 9 Mar 2015
  23. Decided2015/0250/COU

    Change of use of land from agricultural use to equestrian use (exercising and grazing horses).

    Fairfield Stocks Farm Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RE

    Received 6 Mar 2015
  24. Decided2015/0251/FUL

    Variation of Condition No.2 imposed on planning permission 2013/0561/FUL to read: 'The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with details shown on the following plans:-Plan reference 'site location plan' and proposed dwelling relationships' received by the Local Planning Authority on 07/08/2013. Plan reference 'street scene and site photos', 'site plans and sections' and 'proposed plans and elevations' received on 29/07/2013. Plan reference 'solar panels' received on 06/03/2015 and 'proposed amended east elevation' received on 18/03/2015, and plan ref: 4 and 7 received on 08/05/15.

    Land Adjacent To 7 Hillside Avenue Hilldale Lancashire

    Received 6 Mar 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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