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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
9,444Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,406 approved or refused records
1,369Refused applications

7,037 approved · 1,369 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2015/0447/FUL

    Installation and operation of a solar farm and associated infrastructure, including photovoltaic panels, mounting frames, inverters, transformers, substations, communications building, fence and pole mounted security cameras, for the life of the solar farm.

    Land To The North Of Pippin Street Burscough Lancashire

    Received 5 May 2015
  2. Decided2015/0448/FUL

    Demolition of existing restaurant. Erection of a new four storey student halls of residence.

    The Fat Olive 8 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QR

    Received 4 May 2015
  3. Decided2015/0449/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Carryout structural repairs to barn roof and walls

    Moor Hall Barn Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RT

    Received 5 May 2015
  4. Decided2015/0450/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Carry out structural repairs to main hall roof and take off, set aside and relay the existing roof covering and stone copings, and the provision of a bat loft involving the inclusion of bat tiles, feathered boarding and an alteration to an existing window to include a louvered entrance.

    Moor Hall Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RT

    Received 5 May 2015
  5. Decided2015/0451/COU

    Change of use of property to student HMO.

    78 Redsands Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SQ

    Received 29 Apr 2015
  6. Decided2015/0452/FUL

    Demolition of existing single storey office accommodation and erection of new mezzanine level forming integral office/reception area.

    PEC Warehousing & Fulfillment Graveyard Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EG

    Received 29 Apr 2015
  7. Decided2015/0454/FUL

    Single storey extension to side and rear, two storey extension and juliet balconies to rear (retrospective).

    31 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QB

    Received 5 May 2015
  8. Decided2015/0455/FUL

    Two storey side extension and porch to front.

    7 Woodmoss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RJ

    Received 30 Apr 2015
  9. Decided2015/0456/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Proposed solar farm.

    Land South-east Of Sycamore House Farm High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 28 Apr 2015
  10. Decided2015/0457/COU

    Change of use of land to a grass football pitch.

    Burscough AFC Victoria Park Mart Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 0SD

    Received 5 May 2015
  11. Decided2015/0458/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's 4, 5 and 10 of planning permission 2013/0272/FUL relating to details of the walling and roofing materials, landscaping scheme and protection of trees.

    Woodlands Long Heys Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RS

    Received 6 May 2015
  12. Decided2015/0460/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 4, 5, 8, 12, 14 and 16 of planning permission 2013/0465/FUL relating to the paint colour of all doors, window and door frames, details of all rainwater goods, foul and surface water drainage details, survey of the site in relation to bats, barn owls and nesting birds, bat and barn owl survey and details of window and door frames.

    Altcar Lane Farm Altcar Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HN

    Received 5 May 2015
  13. Decided2015/0461/COU

    Change of use of highway land to outdoor seating area.

    Sweet Memories 1 Wheatsheaf Walk Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2XA

    Received 6 May 2015
  14. Decided2015/0462/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2014/0433/ARM - Change of roof tile on plots 67-82 (16 plots).

    Land On The East Side Of Guinea Hall Lane Banks Lancashire

    Received 1 May 2015
  15. Decided2015/0463/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse - 3.7mMaximum height of extension - 3.5mHeight to eaves of extension - 2.8m

    7 Manse Avenue Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RP

    Received 5 May 2015
  16. Decided2015/0464/FUL

    Demolition of garage and gym to existing property and erection of a new garage and gym and an additional detached house.

    39 Bold Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SG

    Received 6 May 2015
  17. Decided2015/0465/FUL

    Variation of Condition No.8 imposed on planning permission 2012/1284/ARM to read: 'The site must be drained on a total separate system with only foul flows connecting to the public sewerage system. Surface water should discharge into the watercourse located within the carriageway of Moss Nook'.

    Land Adjacent To 37 Moss Nook Burscough Lancashire

    Received 5 May 2015
  18. Decided2015/0466/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No. 5 of planning permission 2014/0939/FUL relating to a landscaping scheme.

    Woodvale Farm Wood Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TH

    Received 5 May 2015
  19. Decided2015/0467/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Change of use from Offices to Dwelling House.

    Eden House 34 Heskin Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LR

    Received 1 May 2015
  20. Decided2015/0469/FUL

    Extension to existing farm shop (re-submission of 2014/1270/FUL - reduced scheme).

    Farm Shop Taylors Farm Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UW

    Received 6 May 2015
  21. Decided2015/0470/FUL

    Demolition of attached conservatory/dining room and construction of 2 storey rear extension, dormers to front & new chimney stack.

    37 Fermor Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AP

    Received 7 May 2015
  22. DecidedT/2015/0024/TPO

    T1 - Lime - Crown reduce by 50%, remove deadwood Reason: Tree is in serious decline

    7 Brooklands Grove Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UT

    Received 24 Apr 2015
  23. Decided2015/0471/FUL

    Erection of a detached double garage (retrospective)

    Mill House Farm Eager Lane Lydiate Liverpool Sefton L31 4HS

    Received 7 May 2015
  24. Decided2015/0472/FUL

    To sell koi carp, coldwater fish and associated products from existing ponds and tanks situated in the rear garden on a seasonal basis from 1st March to 31st October.

    38 Station Road Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8BB

    Received 7 May 2015

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