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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
9,495Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,455 approved or refused records
1,380Refused applications

7,075 approved · 1,380 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2020/0124/TPO

    Removal of 3no Sycamore trees in bad condition.

    Nyhavn 113 Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EL

    Received 5 Oct 2020
  2. Decided2020/1092/FUL

    Full planning application for the erection of a building to house a cosmetic manufacturing facility.

    Vicarage Barn Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HQ

    Received 18 Nov 2020
  3. DecidedT/2020/0136/TCA

    Beedch (T1) remove branch growing towards and interefering with No 6 Mill Hey Lane at main trunk

    Moss View 4A Mill Hey Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SJ

    Received 21 Nov 2020
  4. Decided2020/1110/CON

    Approval of details reserved by Condition No 2 relating to planning permission 2001/0161 machinery and equipment to be used within the proposal

    Three Acres Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ

    Received 24 Nov 2020
  5. Decided2020/1133/FUL

    Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of a replacement dwelling.

    38 Daisy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BS

    Received 19 Nov 2020
  6. Decided2020/1134/FUL

    Variation of condition no. 1 imposed on planning permission 2017/0431/ARM to retain as-built/revised floor levels and retaining walls.

    Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 16 Nov 2020
  7. Decided2020/1154/FUL

    Proposed residential development comprising 5 dwellings. (Resubmission of planning application 2020/0623/FUL).

    Land To The South Of 155 Nixons Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 30 Nov 2020
  8. Decided2020/1164/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 2, 4, 9, 13 and 15 on planning approval 2019/1236/FUL relating to materials, foul and surface water drainage, access scheme ,noise protection and site investigation.

    Fleet Street Farm 518 Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RF

    Received 1 Dec 2020
  9. Decided2020/1190/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 8 and 16 on planning permission 2019/0329/FUL relating to archaeology and construction plan.

    Land To The South West Adjacent Car Park The Stiles Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 9 Dec 2020
  10. Decided2020/1207/FUL

    New proposed side extension to replace existing car port. Retrospective rooflight design as installed (velux lights in lieu of large rooflight). To reduce and unify single storey roof line to front elevation. To alter proposed window positions and insertion of windows to rear elevation. Alteration and insertion of windows to all elevations.

    46 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS

    Received 10 Dec 2020
  11. Decided2020/1244/FUL

    New build house with associated agricultural buildings, replacement barn and new stables.

    Double Bank Farm Firs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HL

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  12. Decided2020/1251/OUT

    Demolition of existing buildings and outline planning application for up to 53 dwellings (Use Class C3) together with associated vehicular access (including details of access and landscaping).

    Land At The Junction With Pinfold Road Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 21 Dec 2020
  13. Decided2020/1265/FUL

    Partial conversion of the second floor of the Skelmersdale Concourse Shopping Centre to form a multi-leisure and entertainment complex with food and drink retail.

    The Concourse Southway Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6LJ

    Received 23 Dec 2020
  14. Decided2020/1267/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 200 dwellings, associated landscaping and infrastructure including access junctions from Neverstitch Road and Ormskirk Road, a temporary construction access onto Neverstitch Road, public open space including detention basin, an electricity substation, a foul pump station and other associated works.

    Land To The West Of Neverstitch Road Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 22 Dec 2020
  15. Decided2022/0007/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 3 on planning permission 2020/0395/FUL relating to planting details/specification and schedules.

    8 Mill Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NW

    Received 5 Jan 2022
  16. Decided2021/0089/FUL

    Variation of condition Nos 2 & 3 on planning permission 2018/0466/FUL to allow an amendment to the approved finishes, roof lights and fence levels (retrospective).

    Warbreck Garden Centre Lyelake Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JW

    Received 25 Jan 2021
  17. Decided2021/0092/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 5 and 8 of planning permission 2019/0239/FUL relating to details of an electrical vehicle charging point for each dwelling and a scheme that provides details of the siting, size and design of sheds located within the rear garden areas of all plots containing a house type with an integral garage.

    Henry Alty Ltd Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 22 Jan 2021
  18. Decided2021/0117/FUL

    Erection of a single storey commercial building (Use Class E and sui genris), the formation of a car park, service yard and bin storage area.

    The Tanner 1 Elmridge Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DF

    Received 29 Jan 2021
  19. Decided2021/0142/FUL

    Erection of residential 50 dwellings with associated parking and new access road onto site.

    Land To The West Of Children And Parenting Support Services Fairlie Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 3 Feb 2021
  20. Decided2021/0158/FUL

    Construction of agricultural building and access.

    Altcar Hall Farm 2 Lord Sefton Way Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AG

    Received 5 Feb 2021
  21. Decided2021/0179/FUL

    Proposed grain processing building with concrete hardstanding area and landscaped areas.

    Taylors Farm Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UW

    Received 11 Feb 2021
  22. Decided2021/0222/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2020/0693/FUL to vary the approved plans.

    Site Of Former 178 Prescot Road Aughton Lancashire L39 5AG

    Received 19 Feb 2021
  23. Decided2021/0231/COU

    Change of use from doctors surgery to a complimentary therapy centre.

    21 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 1 Feb 2021
  24. Decided2021/0243/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - use of land as garden associated with Cross Barn.

    Cross Hall Crosshall Brow Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2BE

    Received 24 Feb 2021

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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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