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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
9,352Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,323 approved or refused records
1,358Refused applications

6,965 approved · 1,358 refused · 416 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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  1. DecidedT/2015/0020/TCA

    T1 Oak Remove one large branch that overhangs the shared wall. Also remove several lower, small branches.

    7 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD

    Received 4 Feb 2015
  2. DecidedT/2015/0021/TCA

    T1 and T2 Ash. Fell.

    Toppings Farm 20 Plox Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HB

    Received 27 Feb 2015
  3. DecidedT/2015/0022/TCA

    T1 Goat Willow. Fell.T2 Rowan. Fell.

    7 Douglas Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UT

    Received 9 Mar 2015
  4. DecidedT/2015/0014/TPO

    T1 (TPO T10) Oak. Fell/Reduce to monolith (3 to 4 metres) to allow regrowth. Reason: Extensive fungal colonisation. At risk due to weighting.

    Blythe House Blythe Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UA

    Received 2 Mar 2015
  5. Decided2015/0252/FUL

    Erection of replacement dwelling.

    136 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SW

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  6. Decided2015/0253/FUL

    Erection of student accommodation comprising 24 No. bed spaces with associated landscaping and external works.

    Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  7. Decided2015/0254/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear. Alterations to front elevation and replacement windows/doors.

    4 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RJ

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  8. DecidedT/2015/0015/TPO

    T1 Beech. Reduce length of twin branch by reducing the two lesser branches by 2 to 3 metres back to a suitable point/fork. Reasons: To keep branches away from property. To improve light into garden and first floor bedroom. To ease daughter's anxieties and fears, who occupies the first floor bedroom closest to the branch.

    5 The Hollies Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7LE

    Received 18 Feb 2015
  9. Decided2015/0255/FUL

    Two storey extension to side/rear.

    9 Forest Drive Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6UW

    Received 6 Mar 2015
  10. Decided2015/0256/FUL

    Erection of residential accommodation block.

    Lancashire Fire And Rescue Service Fire Station Tanhouse Road Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9NN

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  11. Decided2015/0257/FUL

    Variation of Condition No .2 imposed on planning permission 2014/0248/FUL to read: 'The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with details shown on the following plans:-Plan reference proposed elevations, site plans and layout received by the Local Planning Authority on 05.03.2015.'

    Land Between 1 And 5 The Gravel Mere Brow Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 5 Mar 2015
  12. Decided2015/0258/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 - 3mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.2m

    86 High Street Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8AT

    Received 9 Mar 2015
  13. Decided2015/0259/FUL

    Erection of 1.8m high green paladin fence to western and northern boundaries (retrospective).

    Whalleys Farm Beacon Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7SD

    Received 6 Mar 2015
  14. Decided2015/0260/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 5, 7. 11 and 13 (part) of planning permission 2014/1220/FUL relating to details of brickwork, cladding and roofing materials, construction plan, scheme to provide at least 77 no. replacement car parking spaces within the University Campus, details of the finished levels of all parts of the site, including the floor levels of all buildings and car park lighting details.

    Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP

    Received 11 Mar 2015
  15. Decided2015/0261/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.3 of planning permission 2012/0885/FUL relating to details of the external brickwork and roofing materials

    48 The Gravel Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JX

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  16. Decided2015/0263/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2013/0529/FUL (allowed on appeal) - Omission of roof cowls from each terrace; Omission of render panels and stone cills from side and rear elevations; Omission of windows from gables except to the gable end of Block C facing Pickles Drive.

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

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  17. Decided2015/0264/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of building for storage of caravans.

    Store And Premises 30A Scarth Hill Lane Aughton Lancashire L39 4UH

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  18. DecidedT/2015/0016/TPO

    T1 Sycamore Crown lift up to 4 metres above ground level to remove minor branches arising from the trunk. Reasons: The general management and maintenance of the tree canopies to reshape and tidy their overall form and to remove lower nuisance branches and prevent encroachment.T3 Horse Chestnut Crown lift up to 4 metres above ground level to remove minor branches arising from the trunk and sever dead/dying weak branches. Reasons: The general management and maintenance of the tree canopies to reshape and tidy their overall form and to remove lower nuisance branches and prevent encroachment.T4 Elm Minor works to remove and/or reduce several secondary branches i.e radial prune canopy, branch tips back to suitable growing points, up to 1.5 metres. Reasons: The general management and maintenance of the tree canopies to reshape and tidy their overall form and to reshape to reduce encroachment upon development plot and scaffolding.

    1 Aughton Park Drive Aughton Lancashire L39 5QE

    Received 19 Feb 2015
  19. DecidedT/2015/0017/TPO

    T23 Horse Chestnut Removal of dead, diseased tree. Reason: Dead, diseased.

    2 Chestnut Grange Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4YG

    Received 18 Apr 2014
  20. DecidedT/2014/0102/TPO

    Removal of hanging portion of damaged oak (G5).

    Woodland Adjacent To 101 Winifred Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DH

    Received 28 Nov 2014
  21. DecidedT/2014/0119/TCA

    G1 2 x Oaks Crown raise secondary branches to 5 metres on house side to clear drive and reduce encroachment.T1 Silver Birch Fell close to house, co-dominant stem at approx. 5 metres with compression union.

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

    Received 12 Jun 2014
  22. DecidedT/2014/0103/TPO

    W10 Sycamore Remove. Reason: Decayed.

    Tree Bordering Lake House Moss Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PB

    Received 28 Nov 2014
  23. Decided2015/0265/FUL

    Proposed demolition of former St. Stephens primary school and adjacent dwellings at 6-8 Hoole Lane, for affordable residential development totalling 29 No. units. New dwellings to comprise of 12 No. 1bed/2person flats, 12 No. 2bed/3person semi-detached houses and 5 No. 3bed/4person semi-detached units with associated new access road and hard/soft landscaping.

    Former St Stephens School Hoole Lane Banks Lancashire

    Received 12 Mar 2015
  24. Decided2015/0266/FUL

    Extension to existing playground.

    St Richards R C Primary School Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 12 Mar 2015

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