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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
9,519Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,479 approved or refused records
1,385Refused applications

7,094 approved · 1,385 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2021/0885/FUL

    Formation of 19 additional car parking spaces together with the construction of a new permanent access from Elmers Wood Road and installation of 2400m high gates within existing fence line.

    Elm Tree Community Primary School Elmers Wood Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SA

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  2. Decided2021/0888/FUL

    Erection of building for storage of equipment used in connection with the forestry operations (retrospective).

    Land Adjacent To Panorama Drummersdale Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  3. Decided2021/0891/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, front gable extension, detached garage and associated external works

    6 Capilano Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HA

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  4. Decided2021/0893/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of the barn is divided into two halves with the back half (furthest from Wyke Lane) rented by Mr C M Griffin from where he runs his engineering business: fabrication, engineering, vehicle and machinery repairs, and the front half (closest to Wyke Lane) is used as the farm workshop and for the storage of farm equipment.

    Pool Hey Farm Pool Hey Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR9 8AB

    Received 19 Jul 2021
  5. Decided2021/0898/FUL

    Retrospective full planning application for a replacement agricultural building.

    Land Rear Of 63 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 20 Jul 2021
  6. Decided2021/0902/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage, two storey side extension and pitched roof dormer to front elevation. Replacement single storey extension to the rear elevation. Creation of secondary access and new driveway layout to front.

    Littlecroft Robin Hood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QQ

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  7. Decided2021/0909/FUL

    Change of use of land to residential and erection of a fence. Retrospective.

    43 Willow Drive Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8PJ

    Received 8 Jul 2021
  8. Decided2021/0913/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 25 and 29 on planning permission 2019/1093/FUL relating to a foul and surface water drainage strategy and a sustainable drainage management and maintenance plan.

    Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  9. Decided2021/0914/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    Rosedale Marsh Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XT

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  10. Decided2021/0915/FUL

    Erection of 1no. detached two storey house and 1no. detached bungalow.

    11 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QN

    Received 16 Jul 2021
  11. Decided2021/0919/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed garden canopy with no sides to be installed at the rear of property.

    Stable End Scarisbrick Park Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RZ

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  12. Decided2021/0927/FUL

    Demolition of existing dwelling houses to create wider access to site of consented residential development at Fine Janes Farm.

    34 & 36 Moss Road Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 4JG

    Received 26 Jul 2021
  13. Decided2021/0929/FUL

    Single storey north extension to the dwelling with internal alterations to suit. Single storey north and west extensions to garage. Retrospective landscaping differences from 2009/1427/COU and window differences from application 2012/0586/NMA.

    The Coach House Park Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JN

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  14. Decided2021/0930/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land and buildings for a steel fabrication and welding business.

    Duttons Farm Moss Bridge Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BE

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  15. Decided2021/0931/FUL

    Demolition of existing bungalow and garage and construction of 2 No. new two storey dwellings.

    11 Firbank Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6EJ

    Received 27 Jul 2021
  16. Decided2021/0933/FUL

    Retrospective single storey rear extension. Relocation of existing timber fence to be positioned inside the applicant's curtilage. Proposed single storey extension to front elevation

    Higher Barn Cottage Higher Pimbo Farm Pimbo Lane Up Holland WN8 9QJ

    Received 26 Jun 2021
  17. Decided2021/0937/FUL

    Proposed 1 megawatt solar array with ancillary equipment including transformers, battery storage and electrical connection, and upgraded access track.

    Crossens Pumping Station Banks Road Banks Lancashire

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  18. Decided2021/0942/FUL

    Conversion of a former concrete slurry pit into one dwelling with detached garage.

    Tanpit Farm Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  19. Decided2021/0946/FUL

    Demolition of existing dwelling and proposed two-storey four-bedroomed replacement dwelling.

    56 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  20. Decided2021/0948/FUL

    First floor extension to the side and rear (including rear balcony), single storey extension to the front, side and rear of semi-detached property (retrospective )

    43 Noel Gate Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EE

    Received 2 Aug 2021
  21. Decided2021/0953/FUL

    Side and rear first floor extension.

    Parklands 70 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SF

    Received 28 Jul 2021
  22. Decided2021/0957/FUL

    Change crumbling flat roof on outhouse to a single pitched roof. Reducing height of wall above the flat roof by approx 6 bricks in height to accommodate this change.

    19 Whalley Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RD

    Received 4 Aug 2021
  23. Decided2021/0959/CON

    Approval of Details reserved by condition Nos 8,9 of Planning Permission 2021/0479/FUL relating to litter; noise insulation

    17 Aughton Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3BH

    Received 4 Aug 2021
  24. Decided2021/0962/FUL

    Variation of Condition No 2,3 of Planning Permission 2015/0441 relating to approved drawings/parking provision.

    8 Station Road Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NU

    Received 5 Aug 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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