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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
9,865Searchable applications
405Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,787 approved or refused records
1,420Refused applications

7,367 approved · 1,420 refused · 445 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2022/0426/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 and 13 on planning approval 2019/0516/FUL relating to lighting and landscaping

    Dog And Gun Inn 233 Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BU

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  2. DecidedT/2022/0044/TPO

    Group 1: 2 x Oak Trees Group 4: 1 x Yew Tree, within a group of 4 trees Tree 11: Cut-leaved lime Tree 8, Yew Tree 10 & Group 3: 29 various treesSee TPO permission letter fo full works.

    Ayrefield House Ayrefield Road Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QP

    Received 2 Feb 2022
  3. Decided2022/0427/FUL

    Proposed erection of a building to accommodate a one bedroom self-contained student unit (resubmission of refused application 2021/0721/FUL)

    167 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EP

    Received 6 Apr 2022
  4. Decided2022/0428/FUL

    Proposed demolition of detached garage and conservatory. Construction of 2 storey extension and single storey extension to side of dwellinghouse (resubmission of refused application 2021/0719/FUL)

    1 Glenroyd Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SJ

    Received 7 Apr 2022
  5. Decided2022/0429/CON

    Approval of details reserved by planning approval 2021/0782/FUL conditions no. 3 relating to materials

    45 Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AG

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  6. Decided2022/0430/FUL

    Proposed barn conversion to dwelling including single storey side extensions and associated landscaping works

    Bath Farm Dark Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TR

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  7. Decided2022/0431/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Residential dwelling with curtilage

    Land To The South-west Of Mercer Court Great Altcar Lancashire

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  8. Decided2022/0433/FUL

    Single / double storey front extension, double storey side extension and single storey rear extension together with external brickwork, roof and windows alterations.

    12 Gaw Hill Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LR

    Received 10 Apr 2022
  9. Decided2022/0434/FUL

    Alterations and extensions to Cross House Farm, Dalton

    Cross House Farm Lees Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RE

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  10. Decided2022/0435/FUL

    Single storey flat roof rear extension

    The Hayloft Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  11. Decided2022/0436/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 of planning approval 2021/0395/FUL relating to method cleaning strategy for swimming pool

    Tristrams Farm Narrow Lane Halsall Lancashire L39 8RL

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  12. Decided2022/0438/FUL

    Demolition of former garage and erection of one detached dwelling

    Ashurst Garage And Signs Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SQ

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  13. Decided2022/0439/FUL

    Erection of two detached dwellings

    Ashurst Garage And Signs Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SQ

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  14. Decided2022/0441/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 22 on planning approval 2019/0069/OUT relating to Archaeological Evaluation

    Land To The East Of Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  15. Decided2022/0442/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 11 on planning approval 2019/0069/OUT relating to surface water drainage scheme

    Land To The East Of Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  16. Unknown2022/0443/FUL

    Erection of 4no 3B5P houses with associated landscaping and parking.

    Land To The East Of Vincents Garden Centre Southport Road Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 11 Apr 2022
  17. Decided2022/0444/FUL

    Form new bedroom above existing garage- garage extended to front to align with bay window. Driveway widened and existing drop kerb extended to suit.

    28 College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0PY

    Received 12 Apr 2022
  18. Decided2022/0445/FUL

    Proposed side extension

    408 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ

    Received 12 Apr 2022
  19. Decided2022/0446/FUL

    Retrospective single storey extension to rear - alternative to approved 2021/0637/FUL

    62 Rosecroft Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1QN

    Received 12 Apr 2022
  20. Decided2022/0447/FUL

    Change of use of the upper floors to create student accommodation. External alterations to the side and rear of the building. Erection of side and rear extension and any associated works.

    The Market Cross 26 Church Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AN

    Received 12 Apr 2022
  21. Decided2022/0448/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - proposal for two ground storage bays for sand & aggregate and a low level cement silo in a designated area within the yard.

    Total Piling Ltd Office 4 Unit 2 Graveyard Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EG

    Received 12 Apr 2022
  22. Decided2022/0449/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Strengthening work to bridge

    Railway Bridge Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 8 Apr 2022
  23. Decided2022/0450/FUL

    Proposed first floor extension and dropped kerb to front

    6 Douglas Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LJ

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  24. Decided2022/0451/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 4 on planning approval 2019/0069/OUT relating to site access.

    Land To The East Of Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 13 Apr 2022

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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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