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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
9,976Searchable applications
405Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 8,893 approved or refused records
1,425Refused applications

7,468 approved · 1,425 refused · 447 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2022/0790/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Change of use to garden land

    Wood Farm Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6EG

    Received 17 Jul 2022
  2. Decided2022/0791/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness: Proposed installation of a dropped kerb

    The Cottage 4 Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

    Received 15 Jul 2022
  3. Decided2022/0792/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 10 on planning approval 2021/0518/ARM relating to surface water

    Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  4. Decided2022/0793/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions no's 23 and 33 on planning approval 2019/1093/FUL relating to Construction Environment Plan and Historic Building Survey

    Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  5. Decided2022/0795/FUL

    Retrospective change of use of land to private equestrian use including conversion of building to stables and creation of a menage with proposed lighting. Proposed storage building to replace dilapidated store and storage containers

    Seed Hill Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  6. Decided2022/0796/FUL

    Removal of Condition No 2 of Planning Permission 1980/1354 relating to occupancy restriction

    104 Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SF

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  7. Decided2022/0797/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of one detached dwelling

    Hawarden Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HQ

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  8. Decided2022/0798/FUL

    The re-use of an existing barn, which is of permanent and substantial construction, to be converted into a 4 bedroom dwelling with minimal alterations.

    Reeve Cottage Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  9. Decided2022/0799/LBC

    Replacement of rotted and worn out thatch to all roof areas.

    Thatch Cottage Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AS

    Received 18 Jul 2022
  10. Decided2022/0800/LDP

    Certificate of Proposed Lawfulness - Change of use that will also allow storage of touring caravans - up to a maximum of 10.

    Douglas Marine Ltd Douglas Boat Yard Becconsall Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RR

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  11. Decided2022/0801/LDP

    Single storey rear extension after demolition of existing conservatory

    Old Stores Cottage Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SQ

    Received 20 Jun 2022
  12. Decided2022/0803/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    West Lea The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JR

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  13. Decided2022/0804/FUL

    Construction of a first floor rear extension and ground floor extension. Amendments to front bay window and construction of a new porch.

    13 Turning Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5HY

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  14. Decided2022/0805/FUL

    Variation of Condition Nos 2,5 and 9 of planning permission 2021/0142/FUL to build in accordance with approved plans; boundary treatments; car parking

    Land To The West Of Children And Parenting Support Services Fairlie Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 15 Jul 2022
  15. Decided2022/0806/FUL

    Variation of Condition Nos 2 & 5 (retrospective )of Planning Permission 2021/0671/FUL relating to approved plans; landscaping

    Land Adjacent To Railway Crossing Mickering Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 20 Jul 2022
  16. Decided2022/0807/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions no's 4,5,6 and 8 on planning approval 2021/1100/FUL relating to materials, windows, conservation of habitats and species and method statement swallow

    Stand Farm Spa Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JG

    Received 20 Jul 2022
  17. Decided2022/0808/FUL

    Timber Porch

    21A Tan House Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HG

    Received 20 Jul 2022
  18. Decided2022/0811/FUL

    Variation of Condition No 2 of Planning Permission 2021/0378/FUL - to vary approved plans relating to parking

    Warehouse To Rear 94 Summerwood Lane Halsall Lancashire

    Received 20 Jul 2022
  19. Decided2022/0812/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    85 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NL

    Received 21 Jul 2022
  20. Decided2022/0813/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Proposed rear extension

    7 Culshaw Way Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9SA

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  21. Decided2022/0814/FUL

    Erection of a single residential dwelling.

    Broom Cottage Bannister Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SR

    Received 21 Jul 2022
  22. DecidedT/2022/0069/TCA

    T12 - Holly tree - To reduce height & spread, crown reduction of the height & cut back lower limbs to reduce effects of shading & make the tree more suited to its immediate environment.T1-11 - PruneHolly trees to lollipop shape.Planning permisison granted in 2012 to reduce height of trees to 3m (T/2012/0064/TCA) thereby allowing light into the garden and encouraging regrowth

    57 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DT

    Received 19 Jul 2022
  23. DecidedT/2022/0070/TCA

    Removal of one Sycamore tree

    Lowood Miry Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TA

    Received 23 Jun 2022
  24. DecidedT/2022/0071/TCA

    T1 - Larch - Remove due to seasonal nuisance of needles and proximty with house

    Lathom House Ash Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NG

    Received 7 Jul 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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