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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
9,511Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,471 approved or refused records
1,382Refused applications

7,089 approved · 1,382 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2021/0792/FUL

    Proposed first floor extension over existing garage forming master bed suite

    4 Hillside Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6DW

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  2. Decided2021/0795/FUL

    Retrospective planning for the erection of single storey rear extension

    Higher Barn Higher Pimbo Farm Pimbo Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QJ

    Received 4 Jun 2021
  3. Decided2021/0801/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of site as storage depot (B8 use).

    Former LCC Depot Causeway Lane Rufford Lancashire

    Received 19 Jun 2021
  4. Decided2021/0804/FUL

    Proposed hip to gable construction and roof dormer to rear of existing dwelling house.

    20 Prescot Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4TQ

    Received 22 Jun 2021
  5. Decided2021/0808/FUL

    Erection of 4 no. semi-detached affordable dwellings including new access road.

    Land Adjacent To Malt Kiln Cottages Halsall Road Halsall Lancashire

    Received 9 Jun 2021
  6. Decided2021/0818/FUL

    Demolition of existing glasshouses and erection of 1 No. detached dwelling with detached garage outbuilding.

    Lees Lane Nurseries Lees Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RB

    Received 24 Jun 2021
  7. Unknown2021/0826/FUL

    Repairs to collapsed culvert below a section of railway on the Wigan Wallgate to Southport line. Proposed works will include de-commission of the existing culvert and associated works.

    Land To The East Of Four Lane Ends Level Crossing Bleak Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  8. Decided2021/0830/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 4, 5, 6 and 7 of planning permission 2018/0664/COU relating to the wattle and daub, landscaping scheme, materials and archeological recording on the site.

    49, Elmers Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SG

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  9. Decided2021/0831/OUT

    Outline - Demolition of the existing detached bungalow to be followed by the erection of a two-storey detached dwelling including details of access and layout (appearance, landscaping and scale reserved for future consideration).

    Southlands Parrs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BP

    Received 28 Jun 2021
  10. Decided2021/0833/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Nos. 4, 8, 9, 11 and 12 of planning permission 2017/0185/OUT and Condition Nos. 2 and 4 of planning permission 2021/0041/FUL.

    Garages To The East Of Arnian Court Molyneux Road Aughton Lancashire

    Received 16 Jun 2021
  11. Decided2021/0834/FUL

    Proposal for single storey rear extension to existing bungalow boundary wall varying in height from 1-2m, patio area to side and rear, swimming pool, hardstanding to rear of property, driveway alterations and changes to materials of existing property.

    Belle Court Wanishar Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JR

    Received 29 Jun 2021
  12. Decided2021/0837/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    186 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AE

    Received 30 Jun 2021
  13. Decided2021/0839/FUL

    Siting of a static caravan to provide on-site residential accommodation and an underground treatment plant for foul drainage

    Newarth Stables Newarth Lane Hesketh Bank Lancashire PR4 6PT

    Received 30 Jun 2021
  14. Decided2021/0843/FUL

    Erection of stable buildings and a storage building (replacing existing structures)

    Newarth Stables Newarth Lane Hesketh Bank Lancashire PR4 6PT

    Received 2 Jul 2021
  15. Decided2021/0845/FUL

    Proposed overflow parking area, relocation of construction training and storage facility, retention of portacabin, equipment and maintenance vehicle storage area and additional outdoor seating area.

    Apple Cast North West Eco Centre Cobbs Brow Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7SF

    Received 2 Jul 2021
  16. DecidedT/2021/0067/TPO

    Example (T4 report number) -Silver Birch - (TPO map number T5) (T4) -Silver Birch - (TPO T5) - Crown raise 6m.(T7) - Norway Maple - (TPO T4) - Deadwood.(T11) - Sycamore - (TPO G6) - Crown raise 6m, remove low hanging over extended branch.(T12) - Sycamore - (TPO G6) - Crown raise 6m.(T13) - Sycamore - (TPO G6) - Crown raise 6m.(T19) - Sycamore - (TPO G6) - Fell and grind- large cavity.(T24) - Sycamore - (TPO G6) - Fell and grind.(T25) - Whitebeam - (TPO T6) - Crown raise 6m.(T26) - Horse Chestnut (TPO T7) - Crown raise 6m.(T35) - Sycamore (TPO G8) - Fell and grind - Very poor, cavity under root plate.(T36) - Sycamore (TPO G8) - Fell and grind - Very poor, cavity under root plate.(T37) - Sycamore (TPO G8) - Fell and grind - Very poor, cavity under root plate.

    Otterbrook Moss Lane Churchtown Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8AF

    Received 3 Jul 2021
  17. Decided2021/0854/FUL

    To extend living space into remaining barn area, lining the internal spaces and upgrading windows and doors

    Primrose Hill Farm Asmall Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RB

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  18. Decided2021/0856/FUL

    Single storey extension.

    180 Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6ST

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  19. Decided2021/0857/FUL

    Change of use of land to contract car parking.

    Land To The East Of The Arches Station Approach Burscough Lancashire

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  20. Decided2021/0858/FUL

    Proposed part two storey/part single storey rear extension.

    14 Elm Park Drive Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 3HA

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  21. Decided2021/0862/FUL

    Change of use from retail premises to taxi booking office.

    4 Aughton Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3BW

    Received 8 Jul 2021
  22. Decided2021/0866/FUL

    Demolition of existing cottage and 9 outbuildings, refurbishment of 1 outbuilding and erection of a replacement house, stables, store, menage and associated landscaping.

    New Pye Hill Farm Owens Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JB

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  23. Decided2021/0869/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for details - Change of use of existing agricultural barn to a dwelling.

    Land Adjacent Pear Tree Farm 337 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  24. Decided2021/0873/FUL

    Development of site to provide 22 No. residential dwellings for private occupation

    69 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SU

    Received 12 Jul 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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