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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
9,427Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,391 approved or refused records
1,368Refused applications

7,023 approved · 1,368 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2015/0380/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Proposed installation of photovoltaic arrays.

    Springfield Pumping Station Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6ST

    Received 16 Apr 2015
  2. Decided2015/0381/SCR

    Screening & Scoping Opinion - Proposed erection of a 250KW Agricultural Chicken Broiler litter CHP unit plant.

    Lower End Farm Bowkers Green Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9ER

    Received 17 Apr 2015
  3. Decided2015/0382/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Proposed ground mounted solar PV array with potential capacity of approximately 1.5MW.

    Land To The West Of Lower House Farm Renacres Lane Halsall Lancashire

    Received 17 Apr 2015
  4. Decided2015/0383/WL3

    Outline application for residential development (all matters reserved).

    Site Of Former Westec House Derby Street Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 16 Apr 2015
  5. Decided2015/0384/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 9, 11, 19, 20, 21 and 22 on planning permission 2013/1293/FUL relating to boundary treatment, tree protection, site access, materials to ground surfacing, service runs and construction of driveway.

    West Haven Elmers Green Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SJ

    Received 16 Apr 2015
  6. Decided2015/0385/FUL

    Removal of 3 windows to install bi-fold doors with wrought iron balustrade

    Disraelis 26 Church Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AN

    Received 17 Apr 2015
  7. Decided2015/0386/FUL

    Installation of two 50,000 litre steel tanks.

    B P Ormskirk Service Station 201 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LU

    Received 17 Apr 2015
  8. Decided2015/0387/FUL

    Residential development of three detached dwellings with associated access road off Bescar Lane.

    Land To The Rear Of 60 To 64 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 17 Apr 2015
  9. Decided2015/0388/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 11 of planning permission 2011/1146/FUL (allowed on appeal) relating to Habitat Management Plan.

    Walkers Snack Foods Ltd Pennine Place West Pimbo Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QF

    Received 16 Apr 2015
  10. Decided2015/0389/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear, two storey extension to side, removal of existing car port and detached garage to rear.

    12 Holborn Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LH

    Received 17 Apr 2015
  11. Decided2015/0390/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use of part of the caravan park approved on appeal under planning permission reference 8/6/454 by residential static caravans without restriction on the layout of the site or the number of units on the site at any one time.

    Caravan Site Newbridge Farm Stopgate Lane Simonswood Lancashire L33 4YH

    Received 16 Apr 2015
  12. Decided2015/0391/FUL

    Proposed internal alterations, porch, alterations to the front elevation and new driveway with new drive entrance.

    Hillcrest 3 Park Close Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HP

    Received 20 Apr 2015
  13. Decided2015/0392/FUL

    Change of use of existing stable building to create 2 no. semi detached residential properties. Demolition of existing barn building and erection of replacement garage building.

    Woodend Farm Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HE

    Received 13 Apr 2015
  14. Decided2015/0393/FUL

    Demolition/removal of existing two storey dwelling, single storey single garage, a class c tree and a class c group of trees. New development to include a two and a half storey replacement dwelling, a single storey double garage, two new trees and a mixed species hedgerow.

    Ruff House 59 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL

    Received 13 Apr 2015
  15. Decided2015/0394/FUL

    Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey lounge and kitchen extension at rear (retrospective).

    7 Pond Close Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NH

    Received 14 Apr 2015
  16. Decided2015/0395/FUL

    Change of use of ground floor to A3/A4 use and upper floors to student accommodation. External and internal alterations. Demolition of existing toilet block and erection of replacement and associated works including external staircase.

    Buck I'th Vine 35 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EG

    Received 15 Apr 2015
  17. Decided2015/0396/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Change of use of ground floor to A3/A4 use and upper floors to student accommodation. External and internal alterations. Demolition of existing toilet block and erection of replacement and associated works including external staircase.

    Buck I'th Vine 35 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EG

    Received 15 Apr 2015
  18. Decided2015/0397/FUL

    A steel framed/steel clad agricultural building to house a tractor and implements and livestock on a temporary basis for birthing and extreme weather conditions.

    Tunley Brook Barn Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RJ

    Received 15 Apr 2015
  19. Decided2015/0398/FUL

    Separate two storey and single storey side extensions

    1 The Rowans Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TD

    Received 13 Apr 2015
  20. Decided2015/0399/FUL

    Two storey side extension, single storey front extension plus attached single storey garage. Existing detached garage to be demolished.

    54 New Acres Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TU

    Received 20 Apr 2015
  21. Decided2015/0400/FUL

    Demolition of existing lean to building and construction of new two storey rear extension with workshop to ground floor and offices to first floor.

    Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire

    Received 21 Apr 2015
  22. Decided2015/0401/FUL

    First floor side extension. Ground floor front porch extension.

    3 The Close Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8BS

    Received 21 Apr 2015
  23. Decided2015/0402/FUL

    Erection of timber fence.

    21 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB

    Received 21 Apr 2015
  24. Decided2015/0403/WL3

    Outline application for residential development (all matters reserved).

    Land To The North Of Garages 1-8 Schwartzman Drive Banks Lancashire

    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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