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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7,997 approved · 1,497 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2023/0126/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.Dimension from rear wall of the original dwellinghouse - 3.90m.Maximum height of the extension - 3.70mHeight to eaves of the extension - 3.00m.

    40 Scarisbrick Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1QF

    Received 8 Feb 2023
  2. Decided2023/0127/FUL

    Single storey side and rear extension to form wrap around, also retrospective planning for boundary wall.

    60 Findon Way Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6HH

    Received 9 Feb 2023
  3. Decided2023/0128/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Existing use for Tourism - Camping and Caravanning

    Charity Farm Smithy Brow Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PP

    Received 10 Feb 2023
  4. Decided2023/0129/FUL

    Proposed rear extension.

    Quinta Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TW

    Received 10 Feb 2023
  5. Decided2023/0130/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness :- Storage of, up to 9 caravans or mobile homes in Area A, 9 caravans or mobile homes in Area B and up to 7 storage containers in the container area, and up to 6 horse stables in the barns, in conjunction with the agricultural unit.

    Wood House Farm Coach Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EU

    Received 11 Feb 2023
  6. Decided2023/0131/FUL

    To move the side garden wall outwards, to include part of the front/side strip of grass within our back garden space. (All work to still remain within our land boundaries).

    7 Jesmond Close Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6GW

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  7. Decided2023/0132/FUL

    Conversion from a three bedroom semi detached house to four bedroom semi detached house incorporating new single storey rear extension 2.80m x 8.62m and a two storey extension to side elevation 11.7m long. There will also be a porch added to the front elevation and a dormer to loft conversion rear elevation.

    34 Beech Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NS

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  8. Decided2023/0133/FUL

    Proposed new ground floor roof and canopy

    6 Rothwell Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AW

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  9. Decided2023/0134/PNP

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for details - Erection of Agricultural Building.

    Bannister Farm 4 Bannister Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SR

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  10. Decided2023/0135/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12 of planning permission 2020/0900/FUL relating to Biodiversity, Lighting, Materials and Boundary Treatment

    Lawns Farm 40 Lawns Avenue Orrell Wigan Lancashire WN5 8UH

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  11. Decided2023/0136/FUL

    Single storey front extension, part garage conversion and extend existing driveway.

    9 Thealby Close Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8PB

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  12. Decided2023/0137/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed - Construction of a garden room incidental to the main dwelling with associated electrical and drainage works.

    38 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AU

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  13. Decided2023/0138/LDP

    Single storey side extension, 2 storey rear extension.

    Shaws Farm Caravan Park 28 Wyke Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR9 8AA

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  14. DecidedT/2023/0008/TPO

    T1- Lime tree- Fell

    9 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  15. Decided2023/0139/FUL

    Single storey side extension and retrospective approval for a porch to the front

    68 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RJ

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  16. Decided2023/0140/FUL

    Retrospective approval for open canopy to rear extension

    68 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RJ

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  17. DecidedT/2023/0016/TCA

    please see attached

    1 Longshaw Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XD

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  18. Decided2023/0141/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of Unit G1A under Use Class B8: Storage and Distribution

    Unit G1a Grapels Farm Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  19. Decided2023/0142/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate of the Existing Use of Unit G1B for Storage and Distribution (Use Class B8)

    Unit G1B Graples Farm Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  20. Decided2023/0143/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of Unit G1C under Use Class B8: Storage and distribution

    Unit G1c Grapels Site Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  21. Decided2023/0144/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of Unit G1D under Use Class B8: Storage and Distribution.

    Unit G1d Grapels Farm Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  22. Decided2023/0145/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of Unit G2C under Use Class B8: Storage and distribution

    Unit G2c Grapels Farm Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  23. Decided2023/0146/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of Unit G2d under Use Class B8: Storage and distribution

    Unit G2d Grapels Farm Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 Feb 2023
  24. Decided2023/0147/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the Existing Mixed Use of Unit G3A under Use Classes B2 and B8

    Unit G3a Grapels Farm Lyelake Lane Lathom Lancashire L40 6JX

    Received 14 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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