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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
10,902Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,744 approved or refused records
1,530Refused applications

8,214 approved · 1,530 refused · 488 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2023/0048/TCA

    Purple Beech (T1) - Dismantle fell, enormous cavity and failed stemBeech (T2) - dead Over highway. remove as per section 211

    Woodlands Chorley Road Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AN

    Received 12 Jun 2023
  2. Decided2023/0535/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2022/1054/FUL - Amendment to wording of condition no. 4 relating to acceptable delivery times.

    Former Bay Leaf Restaurant Liverpool Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JF

    Received 12 Jun 2023
  3. DecidedT/2023/0049/TCA

    T1, Mature Holly Tree - Fell due to damaged roots caused by building workand also damaging the boundary wall by roots.T2, Multi stem Sycamore tree with extensive damage to the trunk - Fell.T3, Mature Holly - Fell.

    38 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0062/TPO

    Tree is a 8-10metre European Larch ( Larix decidua ) Tree has a major lean towards Active Residential areas , Also leaning towards Conservatory. Concerns for family members due to fallen branches .All tree works to be undertaken by fully Qualified Arborists. Requesting to fell tree due to lean. Tree is identified by circle around tree on sketch plan

    44 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  5. Decided2023/0536/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2020/0214/FUL - Amendment to proposed porch to existing dwelling.

    Newlyn Course Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LA

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  6. Decided2023/0537/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions - No3 & 4 of planning permission 2023/0234/LBC relating to materials used and reconstruction methods of Chimneys & Roofing tiles.

    9 Whittle Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QB

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  7. Decided2023/0538/FUL

    Single story rear extension.

    5 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  8. DecidedT/2023/0063/TPO

    T1 Copper Beech T2, T3, T4 WillowT5 Sycamore T6 LimeT1 - To be removed due to lean towards car park and close proximity.T2, T3, T4 - To be removed to help with maintenance of pond as suffered heavily with green algae last year due to leaf drop.T5 - 5m crown lift, low branches are touching floor.T6 - Fallen lime cut up and cleared. brash and logs to be habitat piled in woodlands.

    Pardoe Court Junction Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 5XH

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  9. Decided2023/0539/FUL

    Single storey rear extension to existing rear extension

    102 Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AQ

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  10. Decided2023/0540/FUL

    Change of use to first floor level from A3 use (restaurant and cafes) to rental Airbnb style accommodation (sui generis).

    Piri Piri 6 - 8 Railway Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DN

    Received 13 Jun 2023
  11. Decided2023/0542/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    91 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AQ

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  12. DecidedT/2023/0050/TCA

    T1 - Maple - Crown lift re-growth on main stem to 4m over driveway to allow more light into property.T2 - Birch - Remove due to seasonal nuisance and to allow more light into the house.T3 - Maple - Remove due to poor form, providing more room to adjacent trees in the planting area.T4 - Whitebeam - Remove due to overshadowing of end room in property.

    76 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  13. Decided2023/0543/FUL

    Single storey extension to front

    44 Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EF

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  14. Decided2023/0544/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Proposed- To change bedroom windows to patio style windows with juliette balconies, replace dining room window with bi-fold doors. Add rooflights to bedroom no.3.

    10 Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HQ

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  15. DecidedT/2023/0051/TCA

    T1 - Sycamore (dead) - Remove to prevent failure.T2 - Sycamore (dead) - Remove to prevent failure.

    12 New Acres Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TU

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  16. Decided2023/0545/FUL

    Proposed erection of a building for the storage and display of plant and machinery in conjunction with existing business premises and operations (approved under 2021/0196/FUL), with associated hardstanding for external storage, car parking, landscaping and boundary treatment works.

    Littler Machinery Ltd Prescott Road East Pimbo Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  17. Decided2023/0546/FUL

    Proposed single storey storage unit (use class B8); and associated access, car parking, hard and soft landscaping.

    Rear Of 99 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UT

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  18. Decided2023/0547/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3, 4 & 12 of planning permission 2022/1332/FUL

    174 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AG

    Received 14 Jun 2023
  19. DecidedT/2023/0064/TPO

    Please see Report Articles

    The Old Vicarage Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

    Received 15 Jun 2023
  20. Decided2023/0549/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions No 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 13 of planning permission 2022/1174/FUL relating to Engineers Drainage Strategy, Construction Method Statement, Materials and Construction Management Site Plan. Plan revision 543-05-A Proposed REV A.

    33 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QB

    Received 15 Jun 2023
  21. Decided2023/0550/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and external alterations.

    38 Martin Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RT

    Received 15 Jun 2023
  22. Decided2023/0551/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 7 of planning permission 2022/0551/CON relating to drainage.

    Asda Stores Ltd Ingram Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6LH

    Received 15 Jun 2023
  23. DecidedT/2023/0065/TPO

    Please refer to the associate plans and remedial works table.The works are required in the interest of public and site safety and in the appropriate management of trees as an amenity. The trees have been identified during site surveys to ascertain the condition and risk posed by the trees on site to users of the public highway, adjacent properties and for the safety and security of both the site and its staff.

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

    Received 15 Jun 2023
  24. Decided2023/0552/FUL

    Demolition of an existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension, construction of a single storey side extension, construction a 1.5 storey front extension, alterations to existing elevational and roof materials, and alterations to windows.

    2 Tan House Close Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HH

    Received 15 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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