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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
10,895Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,738 approved or refused records
1,530Refused applications

8,208 approved · 1,530 refused · 487 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2023/0515/FUL

    Retrospective application for the erection of six dwellings

    Plot 2 Delph Top Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 6 Jun 2023
  2. Decided2023/0516/FUL

    Replacement of 2x bays of glasshouse and an agricultural storage building and the erection of a new agricultural building.

    Boundary Farm Boundary Lane Hundred End Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XE

    Received 6 Jun 2023
  3. DecidedT/2023/0059/TPO

    Pine - Fell dismantle - dead.

    80 Redsands Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SQ

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0060/TPO

    Sycamore (1,2,3.) Reduce to a structure at approximately 5m height. Improve view for nearby residents

    Telephone Exchange Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  5. Decided2023/0517/CON

    Approval of details reserved by Condition No 4 of planning permission relating 2022/0375/FUL relating to Drainage

    15 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AX

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  6. Decided2023/0518/PNR

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed installation of a 268 panel pv system on one roof.

    Telecommunications Station Adjacent No 6 Gerrard Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SG

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  7. Decided2023/0519/FUL

    Retrospective - Erection of new decking and boundary fence.

    Cedar Lodge 12 Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EF

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  8. DecidedT/2023/0061/TPO

    T40- Holly- FellT41- Plane- Fell

    15 Coach House Court Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7XB

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  9. Decided2023/0520/PNP

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

    Poplars Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  10. Decided2023/0521/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Proposed childrens home

    3 Hutton Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8HS

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  11. Decided2023/0522/LDP

    Hip to gable roof conversion with flat roof rear dormer structure and two rooflights to the front.

    15 Priory Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LR

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  12. Decided2023/0523/LDP

    Single storey extension to existing outrigger to a maximum projection from the rear of the existing house no greater than 6 meters.

    4 Back Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SX

    Received 7 Jun 2023
  13. Decided2023/0524/FUL

    Single storey side and rear extension of a commercial building.

    Harrison Transport Tollgate Road Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8LD

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  14. Decided2023/0525/FUL

    Demolition of existing two residential properties and erection of a replacement dwelling, together with associated access and landscaping.

    Glendale Sanderson Lane Hilldale Heskin Chorley Lancashire PR7 5PX

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  15. Decided2023/0526/FUL

    Retrospective- Single storey physiotherapy outpatients facility

    Ormskirk General Hospital Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AZ

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  16. Decided2023/0527/FUL

    Proposed single storey extensions to side and rear of existing household dwelling, including front porch, and demolition of existing side and rear extensions, along with remodelling and replacement of existing roofs.

    1 Tunley Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RG

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  17. Decided2023/0528/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 8 of planning permission 2022/1080/FUL relating to septic tank capacity.

    Hoscar Cottage Hoscar Moss Road Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BG

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  18. DecidedT/2023/0047/TCA

    Rowan - Fell and grind.

    Flat 1 39 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 8 Jun 2023
  19. Decided2023/0529/FUL

    Single storey rear extension and replace existing timber windows/doors with Upvc .

    13 Mill Leat Mews Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NH

    Received 9 Jun 2023
  20. Decided2023/0530/FUL

    Double and single storey rear extensions and first floor extension over garage.

    115 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RE

    Received 9 Jun 2023
  21. Decided2023/0531/FUL

    Erection of detached 5 bedroom dwelling following demolition of detached garage and barn. Alteration to existing drive and formation of new vehicle access to Ivy House Farm.

    Ivy House Farm Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RN

    Received 9 Jun 2023
  22. Decided2023/0532/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No 12 of planning permission 2022/1365/FUL relating to Highways.

    Land Adjacent 4 Tunley Lane Wrightington Lancashire WN6 9RH

    Received 9 Jun 2023
  23. Decided2023/0533/FUL

    Demolition of existing side and rear outbuilding, to make space for side and rear single storey extension.

    6 Cedar Grove Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8DP

    Received 12 Jun 2023
  24. Decided2023/0534/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 1 of planning permission 2020/0006/FUL relating to development commencement.

    CRP Subsea Ltd Stanley Way Stanley Industrial Estate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EA

    Received 12 Jun 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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