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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
9,946Searchable applications
405Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,866 approved or refused records
1,421Refused applications

7,445 approved · 1,421 refused · 446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2022/0681/FUL

    Variation of conditions no.s 2 and 3 of planning permission 2020/0716/FUL to alter the approved plans and materials for the approved garden room.

    3 Firbank Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6EJ

    Received 14 Jun 2022
  2. Decided2022/0682/FUL

    Front porch extension (work already started)

    1 Skull House Mews Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DN

    Received 15 Jun 2022
  3. Decided2022/0683/FUL

    Change of use from residential ( C3) to childrens home ( C2) for up to 4 children between the age of 7 and 17

    427 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  4. Decided2022/0684/FUL

    The provision of a new covered way and improvements to the existing floral tribute structure

    West Lancashire Cemetery And Crematorium Pippin Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SP

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  5. Decided2022/0685/FUL

    Construction of a fish pass solution at Gathurst Weir

    Land North East Of Ayrefield Road Roby Mill Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  6. Decided2022/0690/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    319 Ormskirk Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9AJ

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  7. Decided2022/0688/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 22 on planning approval 2021/0741/FUL relating to lighting

    Tarleton Academy Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AQ

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  8. Decided2022/0689/FUL

    Replacement of existing hard stand on the front of the property.

    East View Farm 295A Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SE

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  9. Decided2022/0691/FUL

    Re-submission of 2021/1459/FUL - Erection of two two storey dwellings.

    Land To The Rear Of 8 The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JR

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  10. DecidedT/2022/0075/TPO

    T1 - Beech - Crown reduce up to 2m of lateral branches all round. To reduce encroachment in to surrounding trees and over pavement area in front of property.T2 - Chestnut - Crown reduce 1.5 meters overhanging branches on property side of tree. To reduce the impact of bird feces causing the sloped pavement to become slippery.T3 - Holly - Fell and remove and re plant. Tree has become moribund.T4 - Ash - Crown reduce lateral branches over lawn area by 2 meters and crown lift to clear 3.5 m. Previous evidence of root plate lift with signs tree is correcting itself, pruning to balance crown.Previous planning application was granted to remove tree at the front of property but no longer required.

    15A Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QX

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  11. Decided2022/0692/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 5 on planning approval 2022/0043/FUL relating to windows and vehicular gate

    74 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  12. Decided2022/0693/FUL

    Two storey extension to the rear of the existing house and large single storey extension to the rear with dormer extension to the second floor roof area

    Old Midge Hall Farm Wyke Wood Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR9 8AW

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  13. Decided2022/0694/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    11 Turning Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5HY

    Received 21 Jun 2022
  14. Decided2022/0695/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 2 on planning approval 2021/1385/FUL relating to cycle parking

    10 - 12 Aughton Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3BW

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  15. Decided2022/0696/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed the land to the side of 57B is currently used for parking and bin storage. Proposal to place three small log cabins here to be used for quiet beauty treatments.

    The Old Bakery 57B Liverpool Road North Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0SA

    Received 22 Jun 2022
  16. DecidedT/2022/0058/TCA

    Remove 2 x small hollys and one small conifer

    Burley 2 Sandy Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SL

    Received 16 May 2022
  17. DecidedT/2022/0060/TCA

    Trimming of branches around LED floodlighting.

    Aughton Lawn Tennis Club Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DT

    Received 17 May 2022
  18. DecidedT/2022/0061/TCA

    Remove a small low quality larch from the rear garden

    74 New Street Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RS

    Received 18 May 2022
  19. Decided2022/0698/FUL

    Erection of replacement garage

    Otterbrook Moss Lane Churchtown Banks Lancashire

    Received 22 Jun 2022
  20. Decided2022/0699/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    15 Fern Close Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8DN

    Received 22 Jun 2022
  21. Decided2022/0700/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is requiredExtension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4.40mMaximum height of the extension by 3.35mHeight of eaves of the extension by 2.51m

    6 St Annes Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4TA

    Received 16 Jun 2022
  22. Decided2022/0701/LDP

    Replacement front windows and door

    19 Barrow Nook Court Barrow Nook Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0ET

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  23. Decided2022/0703/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the dwellinghouse by 5 metres. Maximum height of the extension by 3.50 metres. Height of eaves of the extension 2.20 metres.

    3 Melbreck Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SY

    Received 14 Jun 2022
  24. Decided2022/0704/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2021/0378/FUL - 1 Relocation of 2 no. car park spaces from parking bay to location adjacent to No. 96. 2 Replacement of Parapet Gable with Dry Verge System. 3 Relocation of gates to rear gardens

    Warehouse To Rear 94 Summerwood Lane Halsall Lancashire

    Received 22 Jun 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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