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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
9,757Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,692 approved or refused records
1,410Refused applications

7,282 approved · 1,410 refused · 437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2011 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2022/0160/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed construction of a rear facing dormer extension. Total proposed volume 32 cubic metres.

    5 Everard Close Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QJ

    Received 17 Feb 2022
  2. Decided2022/0161/FUL

    Technical Details Consent for 2021/1333/PIP - Proposed new attached dwelling on land adjacent 3 Park Avenue.

    3 Park Avenue Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LB

    Received 18 Feb 2022
  3. Decided2022/0162/FUL

    Erection of front porch

    37 Middlewood Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RP

    Received 18 Feb 2022
  4. Decided2022/0165/FUL

    Proposed partial garage conversion to provide new wetroom to ground floor bedroom for disabled occupant

    4 Eavesdale Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6AU

    Received 14 Feb 2022
  5. Decided2022/0167/FUL

    Extension of outbuilding in C3 use providing accommodation ancillary to the domestic use of Malt Kiln Barn (resubmission of approval 2017/0094/FUL)

    Malt Kiln Barn Halsall Road Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RN

    Received 18 Feb 2022
  6. Decided2022/0168/FUL

    rear kitchen extension single storey, 1m high boundary wall with 4 1.8 pillars, extension on top of garage to convert existing dormer, render part of house and loft conversion

    64 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AZ

    Received 18 Feb 2022
  7. Decided2022/0169/FUL

    additional storey extension to side above garage, single storey rear extension and upgrade of existing conservatory roof

    1 Briars Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SQ

    Received 19 Feb 2022
  8. Decided2022/0170/FUL

    Proposed loft conversion with dormer extensions to front, side and rear to create two bedrooms and a bathroom.

    14 Rivington Drive Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0HB

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  9. Decided2022/0171/FUL

    Replacement of an aluminium framed patio door unit with hardwood framed door. Modification to the existing garden room: replacing hardwood framed door with a hardwood framed window, and vice versa. Laying of decking in front of the french door.

    Brynkerry Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XB

    Received 20 Feb 2022
  10. Decided2022/0172/FUL

    Extension to and remodelling of existing conservatory

    The Coach House Miry Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TA

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  11. Decided2022/0173/FUL

    Proposed demolition of extension facing on to Sunnyside to be replaced by a two storey extension with internal works to provide an additional bedroom.

    3 Sunnyside Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RL

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  12. Decided2022/0174/FUL

    Erection of double storey rear extension to dwelling house

    65 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SG

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  13. Decided2022/0177/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no.5 of planning permission 2021/0782/FUL relating to a construction environmental management plan

    Bus Station Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AW

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  14. Decided2022/0178/FUL

    Single storey side extension and porch/canopy to front of property

    64 Beacon Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DU

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  15. Decided2022/0179/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    25 Stonemill Rise Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9BH

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  16. Decided2022/0180/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of the original dwellinghouse - 4.38m.Maximum height of the extension - 3.70m.Height to eaves of the extension - 2.75m.

    Syringa House 99 New Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RX

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  17. Decided2022/0181/FUL

    Conversion of garage into habitable room

    17 Brook Farm Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4YA

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  18. DecidedT/2022/0022/TPO

    Sycamore T1 - Remove. Growing in close proximity to property, excessive shading, low amenity value.

    Hazelwood Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TW

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  19. Decided2022/0182/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2021/0844/FUL - Adjustments to the site plans where the original OS data differs from the existing site dimensions.

    9 Longfold Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LX

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  20. Decided2022/0183/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed lowering of kerb

    30 Fermor Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AP

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  21. DecidedT/2022/0023/TPO

    Oak - T1 Prune back lower/mid crown by up to 2 metres, focusing more on the crown overhanging the road.

    Oakwood 10B Hillside Avenue Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AW

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  22. Decided2022/0184/FUL

    Retrospective consent for additional timber stable and construction of new first floor rear dormer.

    Sycamore Lodge New Cut Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SN

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  23. Decided2022/0186/FUL

    Single storey rear extension, loft conversion and alterations to remodel house., including rendering, new windows and doors and new roof

    2 Varlian Close Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HJ

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  24. Decided2022/0189/FUL

    Erection of a lunge pen onto an existing paddock.

    21 Bradshaw Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NQ

    Received 23 Feb 2022

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