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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7,997 approved · 1,497 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2023/0107/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required- Single storey rear extension of dwellinghouseExtension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse- by 4.5mMaximum height of the extension- 2.95mHeight of eaves of the extension- 2.65m

    36 Redgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NP

    Received 3 Feb 2023
  2. Decided2023/0108/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required- Single storey rear extension of dwellinghouseExtension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse- by 5.49mMaximum height of the extension- 3.41mHeight of eaves of the extension- 2.5m

    13 Parkfield Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4YH

    Received 3 Feb 2023
  3. DecidedT/2023/0011/TCA

    T1-Horse Chestnut- crown lift by removing lowest limb extending to the east G1- conifers and hollys back to previous pruning height

    2 Granville Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HL

    Received 6 Feb 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0012/TCA

    T1 - Silver Birch. Reduce back to previous pruning height, to an appropriate growth point, by removing approximately 2m of regrowth thin by upto 10% to remove crossing and weak branches: To reduce wind loading

    Willow Cottage Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SQ

    Received 6 Feb 2023
  5. Decided2023/0110/FUL

    Increase height of stone boundary wall to front elevation, stone paving to rear of house replaced with gravel. Grass side verge replaced with gravel. Shed to rear corner of garden. Fence to rear garden to match fence at 32A Parliament Street, timber gate to gravel drive, timber gate to side.

    Brooklands 30 Parliament Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LN

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  6. Decided2023/0111/FUL

    First floor side extension

    74 New Street Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RS

    Received 6 Feb 2023
  7. Decided2023/0113/FUL

    First floor extension to the side and side/rear after demolition of Conservatory

    18 Town Green Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SF

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  8. Decided2023/0114/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    5 Parbold Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7TS

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  9. DecidedT/2023/0006/TPO

    T2 maple-Fell- heavily suppressed by T1T1- beech minor reshaping of southern aspect upon removal of T2 to maintain shape /balance for newly exposed limbs

    14 College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0PY

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  10. Decided2023/0115/FUL

    Erection of a storage shed to replace existing chicken shed to left hand side of the Scarisbrick Village Hall site.

    Scarisbrick Village Hall Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HH

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  11. Decided2023/0116/FUL

    Increase ridge height of main property to allow rear dormer construction with construction of chimney for existing flue. Replace existing detached garage with attached garage and replace existing conservatory with single storey extension/orangery.

    38 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AU

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  12. Decided2023/0117/FUL

    Construction of 9 homes and associated works

    Land Off Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  13. Decided2023/0118/FUL

    Variation of condition No 1 of planning permission 2020/0906/ARM reserved matters relating to approved plans.

    Land Off Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

    Received 7 Feb 2023
  14. DecidedT/2023/0013/TPO

    T1- Horse Chestnut- Remove due to canopy declineT2- Horse Chestnut- Reduce to 5m due to severe decay

    Lakewood Brandreth Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AQ

    Received 3 Feb 2023
  15. DecidedT/2023/0007/TPO

    Beech (T1) - Crown raise 6m, 5% Crown thin, apo Crown clean and deadwood.Pine (T2) - Remove- failed branch at 13m and deadwood.Sycamore (T3) - Crown raise 6-7m, 10% Crown thin apo crown clean.Ash (T4) - Crown raise 4 x laterals over garden , deadwood. Suspected ADD reduce shading as good tree management.

    21 Rose Place Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UJ

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  16. Decided2023/0119/ADV

    Proposed erection of two V stack signs and eight marketing flagpoles.

    Former Universal Bulk Handling Ltd Orrell Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0SL

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  17. Decided2023/0120/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3,6,7,9,10,11,12,14,16 and 18 of planning permission 2021/0373/FUL relating to materials, visibility splay, driveways, drainage, landscaping, protected species, method statement, arboriculture and contaminated land.

    Plots 1-6 Delph Top Greetby Hill Ormskirk L39 2JN

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  18. Decided2023/0121/PIP

    Application for Permission in Principle- erection of a detached dwelling

    Land Adjacent To 20 Snape Green Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  19. DecidedT/2023/0014/TCA

    T2- Cabbage Palm- Remove down to ground level due to frost damage and subsequent bacterial slime flux.

    13 Bradshaw Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NQ

    Received 30 Jan 2023
  20. Decided2023/0122/ADV

    Retrospective signage associated with self storage unit.

    The Storage Team 17 Gladden Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SX

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  21. Decided2023/0123/FUL

    Retrospective proposed single storey rear extension

    219 Elmers Green Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SJ

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  22. Decided2023/0124/FUL

    Retrospective application for No. 2 air conditioning units installed on the east elevation.

    MCTGF Jersey ST Skelmersdale Ltd Gladden House 17 Gladden Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SX

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  23. Decided2023/0125/FUL

    Change of use of existing menage and grazing field into boarding kennels, enclosed dog meadow and dog/cat pods along with 2.4 metre security fence.

    Wellcross Farm 123 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT

    Received 9 Feb 2023
  24. DecidedT/2023/0015/TCA

    T1- Lime- Fell

    88 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DX

    Received 8 Feb 2023

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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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