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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
9,905Searchable applications
405Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,825 approved or refused records
1,420Refused applications

7,405 approved · 1,420 refused · 446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2022/0550/FUL

    Proposed rear extension with glazed link to existing garage/outbuilding.

    Redgate Parrs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BP

    Received 11 May 2022
  2. DecidedT/2022/0051/TPO

    Sycamore - prune back approx. 6 branches approx. 3 metres eachReason - branches over hanging thr garden creating moss and sap

    Land At Hilbre High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SW

    Received 13 Apr 2022
  3. Decided2022/0551/FUL

    Proposal to add additional storey over existing ground floor single storey extension.

    24 Chapel Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RA

    Received 11 May 2022
  4. Decided2022/0552/FUL

    Proposed refurbishment and reconfiguration of storage and distribution centre (Class B8) including demolition of single storey block and erection of two storey front and rear extensions to provide additional warehouse and office space, together with extended service yard and circulation roadway, additional and revised car parking, and landscaping.

    BVG Airflow Group Ltd Clifford James Gladden Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SX

    Received 11 May 2022
  5. Decided2022/0553/FUL

    Retrospective Planning Application of Site No 3 for conversion of the bowling green into two padel courts and a tennis court with maintenance and sports storage shed.

    Hurlston Leisure And Fitness Club Hurlston Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HB

    Received 11 May 2022
  6. Decided2022/0554/FUL

    Erection of 4no. detached dwellings and conversion of an existing property on a former commercial site

    T Ascroft & Sons Ltd 2 - 4 The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JT

    Received 11 May 2022
  7. Decided2022/0555/FUL

    Proposed Erection of Polytunnel Greenhouses and Construction of Irrigation Pond for Horticultural Use including Associated Works

    Back Moss Lane Farm Back Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BD

    Received 11 May 2022
  8. DecidedT/2022/0052/TPO

    Oak (T1) - Crown raise 6-7m over garden to reduce shading. Reduce back from property 2-3m. 5-10% crown thin as part of crown clean & deadwood.Alder (T2) - Crown raise 2 x lowest laterals and stubs as part of 5% crown clean.Alder (T3) - Crown raise 6m over garden 3 x secondaries only as part of crown clean.

    6 The Heys Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DU

    Received 11 May 2022
  9. DecidedT/2022/0053/TPO

    Chesnut (G1) - Dead Chesnut x 2 (G1) - Crown raise 5.2m over highwayLime (G1) - Crown raise 5.2m over highwayStatutory clearance

    Flat Springfield Court Rest Home Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6ST

    Received 11 May 2022
  10. DecidedT/2022/0054/TPO

    TPO T19 Red Oak - Fell , dismantle recently shifted at the rootplate , leaning. tpo reason - Windthrown , compromised in recent storms.

    4 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 12 May 2022
  11. DecidedT/2022/0039/TCA

    T1 Cherry - Remove, low amenity value.T2 Holly - Remove, multi-stem specimen, low amenity value.G2 Cherries x4 - Remove, mature specimens with potential to fail.

    Woodfield Croasdale Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HR

    Received 12 May 2022
  12. DecidedT/2022/0055/TPO

    T1 Pine - Crown raise by up to 3 metres to increase clearance over pavement.T2 Sweet Chestnut - Crown raise by up to 3 metres to increase clearance over pavement. Prune back larger limbs overhanging road and encroaching telephone wires by up to 1 metre.

    130 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SW

    Received 12 May 2022
  13. Decided2022/0556/FUL

    Conversion of existing barn to ancillary accommodation and associated external works

    Holland House Lees Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RD

    Received 12 May 2022
  14. Decided2022/0557/ADV

    Display of various illuminated signage on building and 2 freestanding signs.

    Vauxhall Skelmersdale Inchfield Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6LZ

    Received 12 May 2022
  15. DecidedT/2022/0056/TPO

    T1 - Larch - covered in ivy and leaning over the adjacent road.T2 - Cedar - reduce to same height of leyland hedge to increase light in the garden.T3 - Cedar - loss of light and mess to property due to needles.

    50 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS

    Received 4 May 2022
  16. Decided2022/0558/NMA

    Amendment to planning permission 2021/1080/FUL - altering proposed patio doors to left elevation to bi-fold doors

    68 School Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JG

    Received 12 May 2022
  17. Decided2022/0559/CON

    Approval of details reserved by Condition No 4 of Planning Permission 2020/0263/OUT relating to Moorgate Site Set Up Plan;Construction Method Statement - Moorgate

    Former Hunter And Sons Warehouse Moorgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RT

    Received 12 May 2022
  18. Decided2022/0560/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No 5 of planning permission 2021/1063/ARM relating to Drainage Strategy

    Former Hunter And Sons Warehouse Moorgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RT

    Received 12 May 2022
  19. Decided2022/0561/PNR

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed installation of a solar PV system.

    Huntapac Produce Ltd 293 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JJ

    Received 12 May 2022
  20. Decided2022/0562/FUL

    Demolition of existing conservatory, removal of dormers and enlargement of Dwellinghouse through ground and first floor extensions, construction of an additional storey, internal alterations and external alterations to fenestration and material palette

    201 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AE

    Received 12 May 2022
  21. Decided2022/0563/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - incorporation of land into curtilage of 75 Bank Top Roby Mill.

    Hilltop Cottage 75 Bank Top Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

    Received 13 May 2022
  22. DecidedT/2022/0057/TPO

    T17 - London planeBoth lower limbs to be reduced to balance the tree after another lower limb tore outSmaller branches to be reduced away from clients house

    71 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 6 May 2022
  23. DecidedT/2022/0058/TPO

    Beech (T1) - Crown raise secondaries only, crown clean 10% crown thin to reduce end weight over highway.T2 - P.Maple - Full reduction 2-2.5m (TCA)

    50 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL

    Received 6 May 2022
  24. DecidedT/2022/0059/TCA

    Horse Chestnut (T1) - Crown raise 5mPine (T2) - 20% Crown thinOak (T3) - Crown clean, deadwood 5% crown thin, remove ripped out secondaries

    36 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SF

    Received 6 May 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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