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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
10,544Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,417 approved or refused records
1,488Refused applications

7,929 approved · 1,488 refused · 470 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2011 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2022/1008/WL3

    Change of use of grassed and planted areas to provide 11no additional parking spaces for residents including adjacent footpath.

    Rothwell Drive Aughton Lancashire

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  2. Decided2022/1009/WL3

    Change of use of grassed area to provide 12no parking spaces for residents and refurbishment of surrounding footpath.

    Land At Sephton Drive Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  3. Decided2022/1010/WL3

    Change of use of grassed area to provide 22no parking spaces for residents.

    Car Parking Area Whittle Drive Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  4. Decided2022/1011/WL3

    Change of use of grassed area to provide 12no parking spaces for residents including adjacent footpath.

    Land At Hartland Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  5. Decided2022/1012/WL3

    Change of use of grassed and planted areas to provide a total of approx. 47no parking spaces for residents in 10 separate areas and placement of concrete bollards and boulders to prevent inappropriate parking.

    Land At Tintagel Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8PE

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  6. Decided2022/1013/FUL

    Retrospective change of use to single - self employed garage working on vehicle repairs.

    78 Station Road Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8BB

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  7. DecidedT/2022/0090/TCA

    Silver Birch (T1) - Crown raise 4m. Remove 1 x elongated lateral to east.Beech (T2) - Crown raise 4m. Reduce back from property by 3m.

    Scanholt Croasdale Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HR

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  8. DecidedT/2022/0091/TCA

    Sycamore (T1) - 30% dead - fire damage, straight fell.Beech (T2) - Beech - Crown clean , Deadwood , apo 5% Crown thin.Sycamore's & Hollies (G1) - Crown raise 5.5m stat.

    South Springs St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  9. DecidedT/2022/0092/TCA

    Elder x 3 (T1) - Fell.

    14 Brandreth Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AQ

    Received 14 Sept 2022
  10. Decided2022/1014/ADV

    Application for one fascia shop name sign

    2 Church Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AN

    Received 26 Aug 2022
  11. Decided2022/1015/FUL

    Proposal to replace an existing bungalow with a 2 storey 4 bedroom home, with equivalent volume to existing.

    Rock Lea Blindmans Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AD

    Received 15 Sept 2022
  12. Decided2022/1016/FUL

    Proposed extensions and alterations to 2 Park Close, Parbold

    Woodside 2 Park Close Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HP

    Received 15 Sept 2022
  13. Decided2022/1017/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear to provide Dayroom and Ground Floor WC, replacemnt of windows to main dwelling

    10 Andertons Mill Bentley Lane Hilldale Mawdesley Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3TW

    Received 15 Sept 2022
  14. Decided2022/1018/FUL

    Conversion of existing garage and utility room into ground floor en-suite bedroom.

    15 Elm Park Drive Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 3HA

    Received 15 Sept 2022
  15. Decided2022/1019/FUL

    Erection of a single storey side and porch extension to dwelling house

    2 Firswood Road Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UP

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  16. Decided2022/1021/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required- extension of dwellinghouse.Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse- by 6mMaximum height of the extension- 3mHeight of eaves of the extension- 3m

    68 Bescar Brow Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QG

    Received 15 Sept 2022
  17. Decided2022/1023/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions no's 4, 5 and 7 on planning permission 2020/0938/FUL relating to lighting; electric vehicle charging points and drainage

    Land To The Rear Of 25 Brookfield Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  18. Decided2022/1024/FUL

    Change of Use from youth club resource centre to Community Centre and Cafe.

    Coffee Etc 3 Station Road Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NU

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  19. Decided2022/1025/FUL

    Siting of 6 no. caravans for the housing of seasonal agricultural workers for a period of 5 years

    165 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UU

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  20. Decided2022/1026/FUL

    Single storey extension to side and rear with first floor balcony above, internal and external alterations to all elevations including enlarged windows to front and change to grey/black frames.

    Primrose Hill Farm Asmall Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RB

    Received 16 Sept 2022
  21. Decided2022/1027/FUL

    Proposed dormer roof addition to side elevation together with remodelling of rear Kitchen

    10 Sefton Gardens Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RZ

    Received 17 Sept 2022
  22. DecidedT/2022/0125/TPO

    See attached report

    551 Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RG

    Received 18 Sept 2022
  23. Decided2022/1028/CON

    Approval of Details reserved by Condition No 4 and 5 of planning permission 2021/1088/LBC relating to a detailed written specification of the materials and workmanship to be used on the project

    Rufford Old Hall 200 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SG

    Received 19 Sept 2022
  24. DecidedT/2022/0117/TPO

    T1 - Holly - Remove 1 primary limb/stem - To prevent further damage to the fence/property and eliminate any potential failure of the stem due to the angle of growth over 216 Moss Delph Lane.

    216 Moss Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BJ

    Received 19 Sept 2022

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What these statistics cover

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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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