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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
10,552Searchable applications
406Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,425 approved or refused records
1,488Refused applications

7,937 approved · 1,488 refused · 470 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2022/1046/ADV

    Lighting scheme consisting of 9 floodlights and 60m of festoon lighting

    Pesto 206 Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DY

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  2. DecidedT/2022/0098/TCA

    Removal of Ginko Biloba- dead/dying

    27 Church Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TA

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  3. Decided2022/1047/FUL

    Change of use from existing domestic storage and workshop building to dwelling

    The Cottage Hollin House Green Back Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SX

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  4. Decided2022/1048/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Implementation of planning permission 2019/0960/FUL - Erection of 3 new office buildings (1,682 square metres gross internal area in total), 70 car parking spaces (including 6 accessible spaces and 6 electric vehicle charging spaces), and associated hard and soft landscaping, refuse storage and solar charging PV canopies

    Maple Court Maple View Whitemoss Business Park Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  5. DecidedT/2022/0123/TPO

    Horse chestnut- fell and remove due to bacterial canker, tree condition is deteriorating posing a hazard to public as the tree is road side.

    2 Moss Bank Court Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DB

    Received 20 Apr 2022
  6. Decided2022/1049/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 19 on planning permission 2016/1027/FUL relating to road condition survey ( partial )

    Land Rear Of 153 To 167A Blaguegate Lane Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 28 Sept 2022
  7. Decided2022/1050/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required- extension of dwellinghouseExtension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse- by 5.36mMaximum height of the extension- 4mHeight of eaves of the extension- 2.75m

    7 Pool Hey Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5HS

    Received 25 Sept 2022
  8. Unknown2022/1051/PNA

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - enlargement of dwellinghouse by the construction of an additional storey to detached dwelling. Maximum height of proposed additional storey 7.5m

    78 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

    Received 27 Sept 2022
  9. Decided2022/1052/FUL

    detached car port

    Annbol Cottage Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TX

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  10. Decided2022/1053/OUT

    Outline application- 1no agricultural workers dwelling, including details of access (all other matters reserved)

    Sandyways Farm Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  11. Decided2022/1054/FUL

    Coffee shop with drive thru facility

    COSTA COFFEE Liverpool Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HN

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  12. Decided2022/1055/FUL

    Proposed new extension to create 10 new bedroom suites.

    Lancashire Manor Hotel Prescott Road East Pimbo Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QD

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  13. Decided2022/1056/LBC

    Listed Building Consent- proposed new extension to create 10 new bedroom suites.

    Lancashire Manor Hotel Prescott Road East Pimbo Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QD

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  14. Decided2022/1057/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed extension to existing dormers

    73 Ryburn Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SB

    Received 30 Sept 2022
  15. DecidedT/2022/0126/TPO

    Fell tree as a result of ash die back. This has been confirmed by tree surgeon. A large number of limbs are falling and could cause damage to the house that is close to the tree.

    Sandon Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EL

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  16. Decided2022/1058/FUL

    New front dormer and porch extension.

    115 Moss Road Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 4JA

    Received 30 Sept 2022
  17. Decided2022/1059/NMA

    Non material amendment to planning permission 2021/1518/PNC amendments to approved plans.

    Boydells Farm Hillock Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RJ

    Received 29 Sept 2022
  18. Decided2022/1060/LDP

    Extension to existing garage under PD rights

    Riversdale Marsh Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XT

    Received 30 Sept 2022
  19. Decided2022/1061/FUL

    Proposed double storey side and single storey rear extension

    213 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AS

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  20. Decided2022/1062/FUL

    Refurbish and replace existing stone roof with not more than 50% new stone tiles and relaying existing stone tiles on a Grade 2 listed building

    Deans Farm 71 Wigan Road Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HY

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  21. Decided2022/1063/FUL

    Garage conversion and single storey rear extension

    62 Findon Way Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6HH

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  22. Decided2022/1064/FUL

    Single storey rear and front extensions

    74 Redgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NR

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  23. Decided2022/1066/FUL

    Retrospective permission for first floor rear extension

    Long Acre Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY

    Received 3 Oct 2022
  24. Decided2022/1067/FUL

    Retrospective permission for single storey rear extension

    Long Acre Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY

    Received 3 Oct 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.

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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