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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
10,625Searchable applications
405Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,494 approved or refused records
1,497Refused applications

7,997 approved · 1,497 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2022/1317/FUL

    Retropective application to retain front porch (Facing onto Ryder Close)

    15 Ryder Crescent Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EY

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  2. Decided2022/1318/FUL

    Proposed canopy to front elevation including 2 entrance porches. Freestanding canopy structure to form covered display.

    Renacres Hall Farm Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SE

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  3. Decided2022/1319/FUL

    Single storey rear extension and new side chimney stack.

    14 Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SL

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  4. Decided2022/1320/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 6,8,10 and 12 of planning permission 2021/0655/FUL relating to Maintenance Plan, Estate Street Phasing, Highways, Drainage and Materials.

    Land Bounded By Liverpool Road South Abbey Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  5. Decided2022/1321/FUL

    Proposed two storey rear extension, attic conversion with dormers. Alter elevational treatment to Render.

    Stoney Knoll Hillock Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RJ

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  6. Decided2022/1322/FUL

    2-storey rear extension and single storey porch extension to front and dropped kerb to facilitate off road parking

    372 Ormskirk Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9AL

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  7. Decided2022/1323/FUL

    Alterations to first floor south facing windows and installation of two Juliet balconies (retrospective)

    2 The Cottage Lafford Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QZ

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  8. Decided2022/1324/FUL

    Erection of convenience store with associated access, car park and landscaping.

    Land At Junction Of Moss Road Benthams Way Halsall Lancashire

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  9. Decided2022/1325/FUL

    Infill proposal for new 1.no dwelling between/on/utilising the existing stables footprint. With improved access and surveillance over entrance, private amenity space and modified storage to stables. 2no. temporary static caravans for temporary accommodation whilst works are carried out.

    Foxwood Stables Long Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EX

    Received 14 Dec 2022
  10. Decided2022/1326/FUL

    Proposed upward extension to create additional storey.

    Almond Villa Southport Road Scarisbrick Lancashire L40 9RE

    Received 14 Dec 2022
  11. Decided2022/1327/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Erection of a 3 car garage to replace the garage building

    Holly Fold Farm Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HJ

    Received 14 Dec 2022
  12. Decided2022/1328/FUL

    Retrospective application for replaced pebbled car park with block paving and a 12 metre aco drain across the car park for drainage.

    88 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DX

    Received 14 Dec 2022
  13. Decided2022/1329/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 5 of planning permission 2021/1063/ARM relating to drainage.

    31 Moorgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RT

    Received 14 Dec 2022
  14. Decided2022/1330/FUL

    Extension of existing staffroom, to convert the room into a classroom, with an internal refurbishment and installation of new windows in-line with the existing. The proposed flat roof extended to be level with the existing flat roof.

    Rufford C Of E Primary School Flash Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SN

    Received 15 Dec 2022
  15. Decided2022/1331/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details- Extension to agricultural storage building

    Greenacres Hundred End Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XL

    Received 15 Dec 2022
  16. Decided2022/1332/FUL

    Demolition of existing dwelling, erection of replacement dwelling and erection of new dwelling on existing plot.

    174 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AG

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  17. Decided2022/1333/FUL

    Conversion of a former barn to a new dwelling, including external landscaping work

    Woodside Barn Cranes Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  18. Decided2022/1334/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 5 of planning permission 2021/1469/FUL relating to Archaeological Excavation.

    Former Playing Fields Barnes Road Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  19. Decided2022/1335/FUL

    Variation of Condition No 2 of Planning Permission 2019/1317/FUL relating to building in accordance with approved plans.

    242 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AE

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  20. Decided2022/1336/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2022/0748/FUL relating to materials.

    Croppers Farm Croppers Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EJ

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  21. Decided2022/1337/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed side extension

    78 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  22. Decided2022/1338/NMA

    Non material amendment to planning permission 2021/1063/ARM relating to boundary treatments

    31 Moorgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RT

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  23. Decided2022/1339/FUL

    Garage conversion with rear extension.

    Green Gables Flash Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SN

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  24. Decided2022/1340/FUL

    Installation of InPost Parcel Locker

    The Co-operative Food 34 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AG

    Received 16 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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