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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
10,622Searchable applications
405Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,491 approved or refused records
1,497Refused applications

7,994 approved · 1,497 refused · 474 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2022/1301/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details required - Change of Use from Office (Class E) to 5 residential apartments Class C3.

    20 Derby Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2BY

    Received 2 Dec 2022
  2. DecidedT/2022/0158/TPO

    [T1] Lime: Located at the rear left corner of propertyProposal: Reduce crown height by 4m and regrowth lateral spread by up to 1.5m.Reason: To reduce dominance and control spread (cyclical pruning) to neighbours properties.

    Hants Lane Clinic Hants Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PX

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  3. Decided2022/1303/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 7 and 9 on planning approval 2020/0729/COU relating to bat roost, window and openings and contaminated land

    Barn Conversion Jollies Dean Farm Lafford Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QY

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  4. Decided2022/1304/ADV

    One soffit suspended fascia and one LED digital display both behind shopfront glazing, all internally illuminated.

    Regal House 37 Church Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3BX

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  5. DecidedT/2022/0159/TPO

    See attached tree survey

    Moor Hall Restaurant Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RT

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  6. Decided2022/1305/FUL

    Change of use of barn to dwelling

    Barn Adjacent To Bescar House Barn 174 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QT

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  7. Decided2022/1306/FUL

    Erection of new residential dwelling

    Land To The East Of The Gatehouse Brandreth Lodge Stoney Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AF

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  8. DecidedT/2022/0160/TPO

    T1- beech- fell - poor condition various fungi at trunk and canker bleeding characteristic of honey fungus. Replace with one half standard beech in woodland areaT2- oak- fell- partial windblown with loss of roots on western aspect. Lean away from root damage making failure more likely. Replace with 1 half standard oak in woodland

    Hallwood Robin Hood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QG

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  9. DecidedT/2022/0123/TCA

    T1- Sycamore- removal of the rear subordinate stem. Interfering with phone wires.

    Church Of St Thomas The Martyr Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  10. Decided2022/1307/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposal for the Parish Council to erect a flagpole of a height between 5m and 8m on a grassed area adjacent to the our park and the Village Hall.

    Haskayne Village Hall 109 School Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JE

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  11. Decided2022/1308/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition numbers 3, 4 and 6 of planning permission 2022/0375/FUL relating to materials, drainage and ecology

    15 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AX

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  12. DecidedT/2022/0124/TCA

    T1- Cherry- reduce/remove branches extending over the fence line.T2- Laburnum- prune back overhanging branchesT3- Cherry-reduce/remove branches extending over the fence lineT4- Yew- cut back to fence line

    Crimond Croasdale Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HR

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  13. Decided2022/1309/FUL

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

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

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  14. Decided2022/1310/FUL

    Part Retrospective permission for the removal of an existing portacabin and erection of construction education suite. Installation of two shipping containers for storage and associated landscaping.

    Apple Cast North West Eco Centre Cobbs Brow Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7SF

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  15. Decided2022/1311/FUL

    Demolition of existing Garage and erection of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and a new front porch

    28 Beechwood Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NX

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  16. DecidedT/2022/0161/TPO

    Horse Chesnut (T1) - Remove long over extended lateral over garage to balance canopy - good tree maintenance.Horse Chesnut (T2) - Crown raise 5.2m Stat. Remove stub, low nuisance branches.

    Square House 105 Square Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RG

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  17. DecidedT/2022/0162/TPO

    T2- Fell- dead- replace with native species tree

    Marshfield 1 Douglas Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RQ

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  18. Decided2022/1312/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 10 and 18 of planning persmission 2019/1118/FUL relating to highway works and invasive species.

    Land Bounded By Liverpool Road South Abbey Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  19. Decided2022/1313/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Oak framed orangery with slate pitched roof and natural stone wall attached to the rear wall of Six Foxes BarnExtension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse - by 4.5mMaximum height of the extension - 3.70mHeight of eaves of the extension - 2.50m

    Six Foxes Farm Jacksons Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SS

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  20. Decided2022/1314/FUL

    Variation of Condition nos 2,3,4,6,7,8,12,15,16 and removal of Condition No 9 of Planning Permission 2021/1194/FUL relating to building in accordance with approved plans ;drainage; land stability; programme of building recording; materials; landscaping; wildlife tower; site access; construction management plan; Natural England licence

    Holly Fold Farm Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HJ

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  21. Decided2022/1315/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions no.s 13, 16, 17 and 20 of planning permission 2019/1118/FUL relating to Biological Heritage, Foul Drainage, Protected Species and Landscaping.

    Land Bounded By Liverpool Road South Abbey Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  22. Decided2022/1316/FUL

    Retrospective planning application for the erection of a steel framed agricultural barn in the applicants large garden, pursuant to a previously refused application of the same barn reference 2022/0385/FUL

    Rosedale Marsh Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XT

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  23. DecidedT/2022/0163/TPO

    Oak (T1) - Fell and dismantle - slight rot in stem.Oak (T2) - Clear from buildings 2-3m and deadwood.Ash (T3) - Clear from buildings 2-3m and deadwood.Oak (T4) - Clear from buildings 2-3m and deadwood.

    Qualco Cottage Hobcross Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UA

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  24. DecidedT/2022/0164/TPO

    Oak - Fell and dismantle

    Rocky Bank Brandreth Park Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AG

    Received 9 Dec 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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