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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
10,828Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,681 approved or refused records
1,523Refused applications

8,158 approved · 1,523 refused · 483 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Sept 2010 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2023/0355/FUL

    First floor rear extension

    Greenfield Cottage Drummersdale Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RD

    Received 20 Apr 2023
  2. Decided2023/0356/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of planning application 2022/0439/FUL as per the submitted application form.

    Ashurst Garage And Signs Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SQ

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  3. Decided2023/0357/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission - 2020/0492/FUL - Minor ammendments to window heads to allow stone heads below eaves.

    Arboleda 42 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 19 Apr 2023
  4. Decided2023/0358/FUL

    Single storey side extension following demolition of existing detached garage to the rear.

    48 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AQ

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  5. Decided2023/0359/FUL

    Extension to property with associated courtyard alterations

    Green Kettle Farm Plumpton Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SL

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  6. Decided2023/0360/FUL

    Proposed alterations and extensions to existing dwelling (alternative to approved application 2020/0622/FUL).

    66 Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ER

    Received 21 Apr 2023
  7. Decided2023/0361/FUL

    Variation of condition 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 15 of planning permission 2022/1254/FUL relating to approved plans, highways, bat protection, lighting, materials and drainage.

    Ring O Bells Public House Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TE

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  8. Decided2023/0362/FUL

    Change of use from storage of equipment for timber reclamation business to scaffolding storage yard, including new welfare building, new hardstanding and external works.

    Land Adjacent To 478 Liverpool Road Rufford Lancashire

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  9. Decided2023/0363/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no.s 4 and 6 of planning permission 2022/1104/FUL relating to Service Report for Mechanical Extract and Evidence of Installed Vents

    Brothers Bar And Grill 144 Liverpool Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BX

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  10. Decided2023/0364/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No 4 of planning permission 2021/1518/PNC relating to movement, loading, unloading and parking of vehicles.

    Boydells Farm Hillock Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RJ

    Received 24 Apr 2023
  11. Decided2023/0365/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed construction of new garage

    The Round House Fir Tree Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HH

    Received 25 Apr 2023
  12. Decided2023/0366/FUL

    Single storey side and rear extensions

    69 School Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EN

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  13. Decided2023/0367/FUL

    Proposed single storey front extension to form wet room.

    26 Coach Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EU

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  14. Decided2023/0368/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2022/0474/FUL relating to approved plans.

    Stanley Arms Hotel St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  15. Decided2023/0369/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No 23 of planning permission 2020/1267/FUL relating to Ecology details.

    Land To The West Of Neverstitch Road Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  16. Decided2023/0370/FUL

    Erection of 2 No. Industrial units for the maintenance and repair of heavy goods vehicles.

    Priorswood Place East Pimbo Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QB

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  17. Decided2023/0371/FUL

    Re-configuration of existing building to create additional showroom space. New glazing added to elevations and relocation of roller shutter doors to suit layout.

    06 Ormskirk County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NW

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  18. Decided2023/0372/FUL

    NEW DETACHED GARDEN ROOM TO REAR GARDEN

    27 Rosehill Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AA

    Received 27 Apr 2023
  19. DecidedT/2023/0043/TPO

    T2 (Species Unspecified)- FellT10 (Species Unspecified)- Fell

    11 Hall Brow Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2YX

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  20. Decided2023/0373/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission - 2017/0492/ARM - Replan for 11 plot substitutions

    Former Henry Alty Site Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 27 Apr 2023
  21. Decided2023/0374/FUL

    -Demolition of the existing garage and external toilet. -Erect single storey rear and side extension to a semi-detached house including internal alterations and provision of an external canopy over main entrance

    17 Thompson Avenue Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2BG

    Received 27 Apr 2023
  22. Decided2023/0375/FUL

    Change of use from existing C3/C4 use property to a large HMO Sui Generis use, comprising 6 no. bed units (sufficient for a max. 11 no. occupants) with shared facilities.

    Red Moss Taylors Meanygate Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6XB

    Received 27 Apr 2023
  23. Decided2023/0376/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission - 2022/0805/FUL - Erection of residential 50 dwellings with associated parking and new access road onto site.

    Land To The West Of Children And Parenting Support Services Fairlie Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 28 Apr 2023
  24. Decided2023/0378/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (C3 Use Class) to a Children's Care Home for no more than 3 children (C2 Use Class).

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

    Received 28 Apr 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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