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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7,997 approved · 1,497 refused · 474 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2023/0019/TCA

    T1 - Norway Maple - Fell, poor quality specimen, previous pruning has resulted in a large dead stem and large crossing branches.

    The Mulberry 36B Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  2. Decided2023/0168/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 9 and 10 of planning permission 2020/0304/FUL relating to drainage

    7 Hillside Avenue Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AW

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  3. Decided2023/0169/FUL

    Retrospective application for demolition of garage, erection of replacement garage, new boundary wall, gate pillars and gates and the widening of an access track

    Lane Farm Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RE

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0020/TCA

    T1 - Spruce - Crown raise 6 metres.T3 - Alder - Remove.T4 - Sycamore - Crown raise 4 metresT5 - Sycamore - Remove subordinate stem and Crown raise 3-4 metresT6 - Sycamore - Remove dead wood and 5% thin.T7 - Beech - Crown raise 5 metres and 5% thin.H1 - Mixed hedge consists primarily of Hawthron with self set Ash and Sycamore saplings - Reduce hedge height to 10ft and remove/reduce lower some Ash and Sycamore within the hedge to allow the Hawthorn to be more prevalent.

    9 Douglas Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RQ

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  5. Decided2023/0170/FUL

    Demolition of the existing single storey unit located on site in order to erect a two storey family dwelling.

    Gails Beauty Room 113A High Street Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8AT

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  6. Decided2023/0171/FUL

    Erection of a stand alone unheated storage warehouse

    Unit A 51 Glebe Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9JP

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  7. DecidedT/2023/0014/TPO

    T1 & T2 - Cherry - Fell to ground level due to condition and to create sufficient space to construct a haul route into the college site for demolition works.T3 & T4 - Sycamore - Minor pruning to remove a number of smaller diameter branches not exceeding 250mm, to create 6m vertical space for machinery access to site.

    St Josephs College College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QE

    Received 17 Feb 2023
  8. Decided2023/0173/FUL

    Conservation rooflights to front and rear of existing roof

    4 Mill Leat Mews Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NH

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  9. Decided2023/0174/FUL

    Two storey extension to the front of the property and single storey rear extension.

    189 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AT

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  10. Decided2023/0175/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposal - LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER

    56 De-Haviland Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DH

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  11. DecidedT/2023/0021/TCA

    Beech (T1, T2) x 2 - Prune back to previous pruning points, 2-3m reduction. (Trees at Number 18) Beech (T3) - Prune back to previous pruning points, 2-3m reduction.Apple (T4) - Clear wire, epi. 1m Reduction.

    16 New Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SR

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  12. DecidedT/2023/0022/TCA

    Beech (T1) - Crown raise, reduce height by 4-5metres.

    26 Rose Place Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UJ

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  13. DecidedT/2023/0015/TPO

    Copper Beech (T1) - 10% thin Crown raise 5.5m

    116 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QF

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  14. DecidedT/2023/0016/TPO

    Sycamore (T1) - Crown raise 5m, 15% Crown thin apo Crown clean. - Good tree maintenance.Sycamore (T2) - Deadwood, 5% Crown thin apo crown clean & epi.Sycamore (T3) - Deadwood, 5% Crown thin apo crown clean & epi.Sycamore (T4) - Deadwood sever ivy.Lime (T5) - Crown clean apo 10% crown thin.Sycamore (T6) - Crown clean apo 10% crown thin.Atlas Cedar (T7) - Fell - sirrococcus.

    3 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  15. DecidedT/2023/0017/TPO

    Red Oak (T1) - Remove 1 primary - to reduce shading.Hornbeam (T2) - Crown 5.5m & remove 1 secondary to reduce shading & good tree management.

    1 Wellfield Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HH

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  16. DecidedT/2023/0023/TCA

    Portuguese Laurel - trim by max 40%

    2 Stanley Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DH

    Received 16 Feb 2023
  17. DecidedT/2023/0019/TPO

    T1- Willow- Crown reduce by 30% . Reduce from building to achieve 1m clearance. Crown lift over road and footpath to 5.2m.

    19 Tan House Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HG

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  18. Decided2023/0176/FUL

    Loft conversion with dormers to front and rear

    10 Delph Top Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DX

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  19. Decided2023/0177/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 4 of planning pemission 2020/0920/FUL relating to drainage

    12 Tollgate Crescent Burscough Industrial Estate Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8LT

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  20. Decided2023/0178/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 of planning permission 2020/1100/FUL relating to surface water drainage

    Beacon Construction Co (Lancs) Ltd Beacon House 2 Willow Walk Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6UR

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  21. DecidedT/2023/0020/TPO

    T1- Sycamore- Fell- deceased

    8 Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  22. DecidedT/2023/0021/TPO

    T1-European birch treeSome outlying small branches are rubbing on the telephone cable.The BT engineer informed me that there are no other routes possible to feed the cable from telephone mast to the house.

    22 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DA

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  23. Decided2023/0179/CON

    Approval of of details reserved by condition no's 3,4 and 6 of planning permission 2021/1474/LBC relating to materials, fenestration details and construction methodology.

    Ena Mill (Tarleton) Ltd 94 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 23 Feb 2023
  24. Decided2023/0180/FUL

    Proposed Rear Extension to Replace Conservatory and Internal Alterations to Open up Rear Living Space

    144 Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DA

    Received 23 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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