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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
9,646Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,594 approved or refused records
1,397Refused applications

7,197 approved · 1,397 refused · 430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2021/1416/FUL

    Extension to side of outbuilding to form domestic garage

    173 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UU

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  2. Decided2021/1417/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of steel portal framed agricultural building for the storage of crops.

    Agricultural Building North Of Helm House Farm Mere Lane Rufford Lancashire

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  3. Decided2021/1418/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions nos 3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 on planning permission 2021/0233/FUL relating to archaeology, CMP, RAMS, Scaffolding, vibro-impact risk assessment, groundworks/landscaping, materials and drainage

    Railway Hotel 1 Station Road Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NU

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  4. DecidedT/2021/0138/TPO

    T1 - Horse Chestnut - crown clean 10% thin. Reason: clearance over highway.T2 Horse Chestnut - clearance. Reason: over highway.T3 Horse Chestnut - remove first branch and one over the road. Reason: clearance over highway.T4 Horse Chestnut - crown clean 10% thin. Reason: clearance over highway.T5 Horse Chestnut - Take end weight out of links at 5.2m.

    1 Elmsfield Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TJ

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  5. Decided2021/1419/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed addition of rear dormer to roof adding 34.22 cubic metres

    14 Narrow Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EW

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  6. Decided2021/1420/FUL

    Erection of part single / part two storey extension to north elevation. Alterations and resurfacing of car park adjacent to canal.Alterations to main vehicular entrance and closing of 2nd vehicular entrance. Installation of play equipment. Creation ofhardstanding and installation of 2no. shipping containers to accommodate third party stalls/vendors. Associated landscapingand hardstanding works including provision of bicycle parking.

    Ring O Bells Public House Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TE

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  7. Decided2021/1421/FUL

    Retrospective permission for the erection of rear dormer

    295 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SE

    Received 3 Dec 2021
  8. Decided2021/1422/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 1 imposed on planning permission 2020/0122/FUL to vary the approved plans.

    27 Doe Meadow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LZ

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  9. Decided2021/1423/FUL

    Single storey side extension

    20 Town Green Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SF

    Received 4 Dec 2021
  10. Decided2021/1424/FUL

    Proposed alterations to existing detached property including changes to window and door openings on front & rear elevations. Bricking up of existing windows on the side elevations. Render finish to all walls. All windows to be replaced with UPVC

    Runnel Coombe School Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AF

    Received 5 Dec 2021
  11. Decided2021/1425/FUL

    Erection of single-storey rear extension to existing single-storey dwellinghouse.

    Longreach Warpers Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AG

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  12. Decided2021/1426/FUL

    Demolition of existing outbuilding with construction of ancillary accommodation with associated external works

    Ambrose Cottage 50 Pimbo Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QL

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  13. Decided2021/1427/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Demolition of existing outbuilding with construction of ancillary accommodation with associated external works

    Ambrose Cottage 50 Pimbo Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QL

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  14. Decided2021/1428/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 2 imposed on planning permission 2019/1066/FUL to vary the approved plans to allow alterations to the approved car parking layout to ensure that a mature oak tree can be retained on site and enhancements to the new exit forecourt can be achieved. Removal of Condition Nos. 3 and 4 imposed on planning permission 2019/1066/FUL to confirm acceptance of drainage details and hard and soft landscaping.

    Warbreck Garden Centre Lyelake Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JW

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  15. Decided2021/1429/FUL

    Loft conversion with rear dormer

    10 Meadoway Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NA

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  16. DecidedT/2021/0125/TCA

    Reduction and removal of conifers surrounding the house, due to small roots and movement in heavy winds. To replace with a Larch hedge.

    39 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS

    Received 2 Dec 2021
  17. Decided2021/1430/FUL

    Replacement of existing detached garage.

    Motley Bank Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HQ

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  18. Decided2021/1431/FUL

    Proposed single storey extension to rear and dormer extension to front and rear

    10 Ash Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3PB

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  19. Decided2021/1432/FUL

    Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and dormer to rear elevation

    239 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AT

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  20. Decided2021/1433/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Installation of CCTV cameras and detached timber garden structures (retrospective).

    Harrock Hill Barn Sanderson Lane Hilldale Heskin Chorley Lancashire PR7 5PX

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  21. Decided2021/1434/FUL

    Single storey extension to side

    202 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RH

    Received 8 Dec 2021
  22. Decided2021/1435/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 5 of planning permission 2021/0768/FUL relating to materials.

    Lower Park Farm Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UW

    Received 8 Dec 2021
  23. Decided2021/1436/FUL

    Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural to commercial (Dog grooming and day care), retention of timber extension to building, and retention of show paddock.

    Turbury Farm Heathey Lane Shirdley Hill Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SH

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  24. Decided2021/1437/FUL

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension

    1 New Hall Drive Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LB

    Received 8 Dec 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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