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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
10,858Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,708 approved or refused records
1,527Refused applications

8,181 approved · 1,527 refused · 483 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Unknown2023/0422/PNP

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for details - New Access Road.

    Land West Of Woodvale Higher Lane Dalton Lancashire

    Received 11 May 2023
  2. Decided2023/0423/FUL

    Side Extension

    1 Ben Lane Cottages Ben Lane Bickerstaffe Lancashire L39 0HL

    Received 11 May 2023
  3. Decided2023/0424/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    Ellewood 4 Chestnut Close Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AH

    Received 12 May 2023
  4. DecidedLCC/2023/0013

    Repositioning of existing 2.4m black mesh fencing 15m to the east (in order to facilitate erection of modular building.

    West Lancashire Community High School School Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EH

    Received 10 May 2023
  5. Decided2023/0425/FUL

    Provision of playground area and construction of covered play area with roller shutters to sides.

    Newburgh C Of E Primary School Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XB

    Received 12 May 2023
  6. Decided2023/0426/FUL

    Single Storey Pitched Roof Rear Extension and Garage Conversion

    70 Rivington Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RP

    Received 12 May 2023
  7. Decided2023/0427/FUL

    Two storey rear and side extension and side single storey rear extension.

    7 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS

    Received 12 May 2023
  8. Decided2023/0428/FUL

    Relocation of vehicular access from Winifred Lane to Granville Park. Repairs to boundary wall and infill to match existing masonry. Featherboard fencing to be replaced with planting screen and fencing to match existing.

    Arcadian 72 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DX

    Received 12 May 2023
  9. Decided2023/0429/FUL

    Change of use from Dwelling-house (Class C3) to Residential Care Home (Class C2)

    29 The Winsters Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8NG

    Received 15 May 2023
  10. Decided2023/0430/LDP

    Loft conversion with dormers

    16 Middlewood Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RP

    Received 15 May 2023
  11. Decided2023/0432/FUL

    Single storey rear extension to existing single story extension and reconfiguration of internal layout/all external elevations.

    4 Cut Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RD

    Received 15 May 2023
  12. Decided2023/0433/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission - 2021/0113/ARM - Alterations to design of Units 8, 11 and 12

    Land To The East Of Tollgate Road Burscough Lancashire

    Received 15 May 2023
  13. DecidedT/2023/0040/TCA

    Red Oak (T1) - Remove left hand primary

    Tarnside 44 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 12 May 2023
  14. Decided2023/0434/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions No4 & No5 of planning permission 2022/0480/FUL relating to Drainage and Ecology.

    Altcar Hall Farm 2 Lord Sefton Way Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AG

    Received 15 May 2023
  15. Decided2023/0435/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Proposed boundary wall to front of property.

    Giants Hall Barn Culvert Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XA

    Received 15 May 2023
  16. Decided2023/0436/FUL

    Proposed agricultural access with new fencing and gate.

    Land North Of Pippin Street Burscough Lancashire

    Received 15 May 2023
  17. Decided2023/0437/FUL

    Erection of agricultural building and demolition of existing glasshouse.

    J And J Thompson And Sons 390 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ

    Received 16 May 2023
  18. Decided2023/0438/NMA

    Non Material Amendment - Windows and Porch Fenestration.

    10 Old Rectory Green Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TE

    Received 16 May 2023
  19. Decided2023/0439/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details required - Change of Use from Office (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3).

    211 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA

    Received 16 May 2023
  20. DecidedT/2023/0041/TCA

    Removal of 6 large leylandii trees at front of property and 1 self seeded sycamore.They are knocking over a boundary wall and pose a threat should they fall to my property, next door and the main road due to their size.number 1-6 on sketch are the conifers and 7 the sycamore

    Gesterfield Barn Halsall Road Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RN

    Received 16 May 2023
  21. DecidedT/2023/0051/TPO

    T1 - Lime - Remove/Dismantle Reasons - The tree is dead

    High Wray Rest Home Formby Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HG

    Received 16 May 2023
  22. DecidedT/2023/0042/TCA

    T1 - Fir - Remove Reasons - To reduce shading to understory flora and fauna and to allow a more balanced growth of smaller understory trees.

    7 Douglas Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RQ

    Received 16 May 2023
  23. Decided2023/0441/FUL

    Extension to B2 workshop including increase to roof height, replacement of roller shutter door with window

    25 Newarth Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RS

    Received 17 May 2023
  24. Decided2023/0442/FUL

    Alteration to the width of the driveway and addition of brick gate posts and electric double gates.

    4 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 17 May 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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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