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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
9,486Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,447 approved or refused records
1,378Refused applications

7,069 approved · 1,378 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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. Decided2019/1045/CON

    aApproval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 4, 10 and 13 of planning permission 2019/0409/FUL relating to electric vehicle charging points, landscaping scheme, surface water drainage scheme.

    9 Mere Brow Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JP

    Received 16 Oct 2019
  2. Decided2019/1199/FUL

    Full planning application for the erection of 15 residential dwellings.

    Site Of Former Greaves Hall Hospital Greaves Hall Avenue Banks Lancashire

    Received 22 Nov 2019
  3. Decided2020/0012/FUL

    Erection of a double garage to rear with new driveway.

    60 Ormskirk Road Blaguegate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8TR

    Received 9 Jan 2020
  4. Decided2020/0135/FUL

    Erection of new leisure building.

    Bowling Green Shaw Hall Caravan Park Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire L40 8HJ

    Received 13 Feb 2020
  5. Decided2020/0136/FUL

    New access road from Smithy Lane to Shaw Hall.

    Land Adjacent To 135 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 13 Feb 2020
  6. Decided2020/0228/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 6, 11, 12, 17, 26 and 33 of planning permission 2014/1160/FUL relating to finished levels of all parts of the site including floor levels of all buildings, surface water drainage scheme, sustainable drainage system, management and maintenance plan, landscape, planting and management plan, site access and off-site highway works, noise protection scheme.

    Land Adjacent 3 To 13 Southport Road Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  7. Decided2020/0285/FUL

    Variation of Condition Nos. 2 and 9 imposed on planning permission 2014/1160/FUL to vary the approved plans and boundary treatments.

    Land Adjacent 3 To 13 Southport Road Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 31 Mar 2020
  8. Decided2020/0320/FUL

    Planning application for the conversion of a range of agricultural barns into three residential dwellings with associated vehicular parking and garden areas.

    Tawdside Farm 38 Deans Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BL

    Received 14 Apr 2020
  9. Unknown2020/0324/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 7 dwellings.

    Yard To Rear 14 Crawford Road Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QP

    Received 15 Apr 2020
  10. Decided2020/0361/FUL

    Demolition of former chapel and construction of single bungalow.

    Chapel Heyes Street Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AS

    Received 1 May 2020
  11. Decided2020/0372/PND

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the method of demolition for concrete footbridge over Northway with metal handrailing.

    Footbridge To Multi Storey Car Park The Concourse Northway Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 6 May 2020
  12. Decided2020/0603/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 4, 5 and 11 on planning permission 2017/0284/FUL relating to surface and foul water drainage and landscaping scheme.

    Rothwell House Lafford Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QZ

    Received 15 Jul 2020
  13. Decided2020/0729/COU

    Alterations to planning permission 1997/0723 to amend window and doors on the external elevations of the building

    Barn Conversion Jollies I Th Dean Farm Lafford Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QY

    Received 4 Aug 2020
  14. Decided2020/0802/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 18 and 19 of planning permission 2020/0386/FUL.

    Leisure Lakes The Gravel Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JX

    Received 10 Sept 2020
  15. Decided2020/0865/FUL

    Replacement dwelling.

    Orrysmount Dark Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TR

    Received 28 Sept 2020
  16. Decided2020/0877/OUT

    Outline application for 1no agricultural workers dwelling, including details of access -all other matters reserved.

    Sandyways Farm Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 2 Oct 2020
  17. Decided2020/0878/FUL

    Retrospective application for domestic outbuilding to rear garden.

    59 Banks Road Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8JL

    Received 1 Oct 2020
  18. Decided2020/0883/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 5, 7, 10, 12 and 14 of planning permission 2016/0075/OUT relating to details a phasing and the off site works of highway improvement; a scheme for the construction of the internal access road, cycleway and footway networks and a travel plan.

    Henry Alty Ltd Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  19. Decided2020/0887/CON

    Approval of Details reserved by Condition Nos 12, 13, 15 and 16 of planning permission 2018/0243/FUL relating to details of details of signage to the Biological Heritage Site, details of a construction method statement, scheme for the provision of electric vehicle charging points and details of sheds provided to plots with an integral garage.

    Henry Alty Ltd Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 30 Sept 2020
  20. Decided2020/0900/FUL

    Conversion of existing redundant barn into 2 semi-detached dwellings.

    Lawns Farm 40 Lawns Avenue Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UH

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  21. Decided2020/0914/CON

    Approval of Details reserved by Condition Nos 6, 7, 11, 16, 18, 25 and 30 of planning permission 2019/0750/FUL relating to details of levels, boundary treatment, scheme for off-site highway works, travel plan, scheme for provision of electric vehicle charging points, details of signage to the Biological Heritage Site and details of sheds provided to plots with an integral garage.

    Henry Alty Ltd Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 9 Oct 2020
  22. Decided2020/0933/FUL

    Erection of a single wind turbine on agricultural land at Tawdside Farm for generation of renewable energy for onsite use

    Tawdside Farm 38 Deans Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BL

    Received 13 Oct 2020
  23. Decided2020/1002/FUL

    Erection of a agricultural workers dwelling.

    Old Farm House New House Farm Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LH

    Received 27 Oct 2020
  24. Decided2020/1006/FUL

    Change of use from agricultural land to commercial status to allow dog walkers and individuals to exercise their dogs on the field. Works to include the erection of a post and wire fencing, installation of entrance gate, laying of plastic grid for parking area and creation of bridge to allow vehicular access to the site.

    Land Adjacent To Ashview Frog Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 28 Oct 2020

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