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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
9,524Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,483 approved or refused records
1,385Refused applications

7,098 approved · 1,385 refused · 420 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2021/0965/FUL

    Planning application to demolish domestic outbuilding and erect a single residential dwelling in rear garden of 297 Liverpool Road, Rufford, L40 1SE (Resubmission /amended scheme of planning application ref: 2019/0638/FUL).

    297 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SE

    Received 9 Aug 2021
  2. Decided2021/0975/FUL

    Conversion of 3 bedroom terrace house to a 5 bedroom bedsit HMO.

    8 West View Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DJ

    Received 31 Jul 2021
  3. Decided2021/0979/FUL

    Two storey extension to side

    61 Burscough Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2XE

    Received 11 Aug 2021
  4. Decided2021/0982/CON

    Approval of details reserved by Conditions Nos 5,6,16 of Planning Permission 2019/1182/ARM relating to landscaping;bird & bat box strategy; street management

    Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 11 Aug 2021
  5. Decided2021/0983/FUL

    Proposed change of use of the existing offices (Use Class E(g)(ii)) at first and second floor to provide 3 dwellings (Use Class C3) to include internal alterations, new first floor window to rear, ground floor door to side and conservation roof lights.

    Ena Mill (Tarleton) Ltd 94 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 11 Aug 2021
  6. Decided2021/0984/FUL

    Dropped kerb to the front of property.

    228 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AT

    Received 11 Aug 2021
  7. Decided2021/0986/FUL

    Proposed outbuilding in place of previous garage to house pool. Change to proposed access door to basement from north facade to west facade.

    236 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RH

    Received 12 Aug 2021
  8. Decided2021/0987/FUL

    Erection of four affordable houses.

    Land To The South Of 45 Carr Lane Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 12 Aug 2021
  9. Decided2021/0989/FUL

    First floor extension/pitched roof to replace flat roof at front

    7 Croft Heys Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EP

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  10. Decided2021/0990/FUL

    The proposal is for the creation of a new access to agricultural land shown blue on the attached plan and described within the planning statement.

    White Dial Farm Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AT

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  11. Decided2021/0991/FUL

    Variation of Condition No 1 of Planning Permission 2020/0439/FUL to allow the premises to operate later opening hours and in order to cater for functions at the weekends and to diversify the business. To extend operating hours to Sunday 08:00 - 21:00; Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 22:00; Friday to Saturday 08:00 - 00:00

    Eden Tearoom And Galleries Course Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UB

    Received 13 Aug 2021
  12. Decided2021/0997/FUL

    Double side and single rear extensions.

    77 Sandbrook Road Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 7AL

    Received 12 Aug 2021
  13. Decided2021/0999/CON

    Approval of details reserved by Condition Nos 4, 7, 9, 10 of planning permission 2018/0191/FUL relating to drainage; lighting scheme; bird boxes; facing & roofing materials.

    Lawns Farm 40 Lawns Avenue Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UH

    Received 16 Aug 2021
  14. Decided2021/1000/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed detached double garage

    Arbor Del Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 17 Aug 2021
  15. Decided2021/1001/FUL

    Single storey rear extension and part garage conversion to craft shed

    34 Beechwood Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NX

    Received 18 Aug 2021
  16. Decided2021/1002/FUL

    Raising height of roof and dormer extension to the rear of the existing property together with substitution of dwelling for Plot A as approved under planning application 2014/0353FUL.

    Cross Farm Moss Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TJ

    Received 18 Aug 2021
  17. Decided2021/1003/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    24 Merlecrest Drive Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6BD

    Received 18 Aug 2021
  18. Decided2021/1009/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of the floorspace within the unit for uses within Class E is lawful with the exception of the existing controls on retail use contained within the permission that currently controls the use of the unit under permission ref. 2015/0736/FUL.

    3 Hattersley Way The Hattersley Centre Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AN

    Received 23 Aug 2021
  19. Decided2021/1010/LBC

    Listed Building Consent -works to mass fill the basement with limecrete.

    College Farm Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QD

    Received 23 Aug 2021
  20. Decided2021/1015/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 8, 11 and 14 of planning permission 2020/0737/FUL relating to archaeology, protection to the bund and nesting birds and bat boxes.

    The Bay Leaf Liverpool Road Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6HQ

    Received 23 Aug 2021
  21. Decided2021/1016/FUL

    Removal of the existing conservatory and building a new single storey brick built building with pitched roof

    9 Chestnut Close Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SY

    Received 23 Aug 2021
  22. Decided2021/1017/FUL

    Erection of an agricultural building and formation of farm track.

    Land To The West Of Park Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Lancashire

    Received 23 Aug 2021
  23. Decided2021/1026/FUL

    An application to change and upgrade some existing floodlights but retaining existing poles and to vary conditions relative to times of use.

    Tarleton RUFC Carr Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6BS

    Received 26 Aug 2021
  24. Decided2021/1027/FUL

    HGV inspection building (retrospective).

    Dawber Delph Industrial Estate Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9DW

    Received 26 Aug 2021

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