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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
9,377Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,346 approved or refused records
1,361Refused applications

6,985 approved · 1,361 refused · 418 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2015/0023/TCA

    T2 Leylandii (Conifer) Fell.

    Mill House 4 Mill Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NW

    Received 10 Mar 2015
  2. Decided2015/0290/FUL

    Extension to workshop and first floor offices.

    Security Surveillance Systems Graveyard Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EG

    Received 18 Mar 2015
  3. Decided2015/0291/FUL

    Conversion of an existing conservatory to an orangery on the same footprint.

    Highmoor Lodge Broadhey Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PT

    Received 18 Mar 2015
  4. Decided2015/0292/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No.s 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 of planning permission 2014/0088/FUL relating to landscaping for biodiversity scheme, method statement for the protection of trees during construction, protected species mitigation, protection of breeding birds and external lighting details.

    Land To The North-west Of 2 Smith Avenue Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 18 Mar 2015
  5. Decided2015/0293/FUL

    Erection of barn and polytunnel together with additional hardstanding.

    Land South-east Of Prescotts Bridge Meadow Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 18 Mar 2015
  6. Decided2015/0294/FUL

    Demolition of existing store building to be replaced by larger store building.

    Aughton St Michaels C Of E Primary School Delph Park Avenue Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DG

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  7. Decided2015/0295/FUL

    Single storey rear extension with link to existing garage. New pitched roof over garage and loft conversion forming two additional bedrooms.

    210 Moss Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BJ

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  8. Decided2015/0296/FUL

    To build a garage in replacement of the large Dutch barn.

    The Old Carriage House Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Lancashire WN6 9RL

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  9. Decided2015/0298/FUL

    Porch to front elevation.

    8 Yew Tree Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NU

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  10. Decided2015/0299/COU

    Change of use to 4 bedroom HMO.

    56 Derby Hill Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2XH

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  11. Decided2015/0300/FUL

    First floor extension and alterations.

    7 The Rowans Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TD

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  12. Decided2015/0301/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2014/0593/FUL - Slight relocation of the building to avoid existing on site services which had been missed on the surveyors drawings.

    Lancashire Manor Hotel Prescott Road East Pimbo Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QD

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  13. Decided2015/0302/FUL

    Demolition of the existing side utility room and porch to the front and construction of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.

    Gilrose Course Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LA

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  14. Decided2015/0303/FUL

    Proposed detached house with integral garage.

    81A School Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EN

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  15. Decided2015/0304/FUL

    Single storey front extension to form porch and WC

    140 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NN

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  16. Decided2015/0305/FUL

    Conservatory

    New House Outlet Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HA

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  17. Decided2015/0306/FUL

    Two storey side extension.

    1 Alma Hill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0NR

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  18. Decided2015/0307/FUL

    Demolition of the existing flat roof rear first floor extension and the erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension and front porch extension.

    14 Coach Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EU

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  19. Decided2015/0308/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Part conversion and change of use of an existing agricultural storage building to a residential unit, alongside associated internal and external alterations.

    Moss Bridge Barn Moss Bridge Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BE

    Received 20 Mar 2015
  20. Decided2015/0309/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's 8, 9 & 10 of planning permission 2009/0211/FUL relating to drainage, layout and surfacing of part of site to be used by vehicles, foul and surface water drainage scheme and landscaping scheme.

    Land Opposite Blythe Cottages Blythe Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 23 Mar 2015
  21. Decided2015/0310/FUL

    The change of use of agricultural buildings at Hesketh Farm to create three new residential dwellings and associated parking and amenity space, including the demolition of one steel framed general purpose building.

    Land Adjacent To 116 Station Road Barton Downholland Lancashire

    Received 24 Mar 2015
  22. Decided2015/0311/FUL

    Replacement windows.

    42 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 24 Mar 2015
  23. Decided2015/0312/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed single storey extension to side.

    8 Narrow Croft Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ER

    Received 24 Mar 2015
  24. Decided2015/0313/FUL

    Change of use from an A3 (cafe) to an A3/A5 (cafe/takeaway) and a variation of the existing opening hours to Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am - 3pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 2.30pm (then close) open 4.30pm till 9pm, Sunday 11am - 3.30pm.

    The Olive Tree 58 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UQ

    Received 24 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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