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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
10,954Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,795 approved or refused records
1,536Refused applications

8,259 approved · 1,536 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2023/0108/TPO

    T1, Tag No 1708 - Common beech - Pollard to Specified Height Pollard to 8 m.T8, Tag No 1729 - Common beech - Crown lift secondary low branches to height of 4m over driveway access and close to main structure, and prune to Clear structure/wires/buildings by 3m.T11, Tag No 1716 - Pin oak - Remove Dead Wood Remove all major deadwood.T12, Tag No 1717 - Sycamore Fell to Ground Level (Directional Fell) Not safe to climb, Tree is dead.T15 Pin oak - Remove Dead Wood Over 50mm in Diameter Over Target. T16 Pin oak - Remove Dead Wood Over 50mm in Diameter Over Target. T20 Common beech - Prune Specific Branch/Limb Reduce back and shorten overextended stem over car park by 8m to reduce loading on defected union/decay pocket.

    Beech Tree House Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EW

    Received 11 Aug 2023
  2. DecidedT/2023/0062/TCA

    T1 - Beech - Full crown reduction, .5m off extended branches, finished overall crown width approx 4m to reduce interference with garage and maintain a suitable size for location.

    13 Brandreth Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AQ

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  3. DecidedT/2023/0063/TCA

    T1 - Plumb Cherry - Porr condition, remove.T2 - Lime - Thin canopy by 30% to allow light into garden.T3 - Lime - Thin canopy by 30% to allow light into garden.T4 - Red Oak - Lift canopy over house to achieve 2m clereance, Thin canopy by 20% to allow light into garden.

    Lathom House Ash Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NG

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0109/TPO

    T1 - Beech - Full crown reduction, .5m off extended branches, finished overall crown width approx 4m to reduce interference with garage and maintain a suitable size for location.

    13 Brandreth Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AQ

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  5. DecidedT/2023/0110/TPO

    T1 - Plumb Cherry - Porr condition, remove.T2 - Lime - Thin canopy by 30% to allow light into garden.T3 - Lime - Thin canopy by 30% to allow light into garden.T4 - Red Oak - Lift canopy over house to achieve 2m clereance, Thin canopy by 20% to allow light into garden.

    Lathom House Ash Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NG

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  6. Decided2023/0748/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2023/0375/FUL relating to motorcycle and cycle parking.

    Red Moss Taylors Meanygate Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6XB

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  7. Decided2023/0749/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 7 of planning permission 2021/0655/FUL relating to Traffic Management Plan.

    Land Bounded By Liverpool Road South Abbey Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  8. Decided2023/0750/PIP

    Application for Permission in Principle - Demolition of pub and erection of 4no dwellings

    Corner House 9 Wrightington Bar Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SE

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  9. Decided2023/0751/PIP

    Application for Permission in Principle - Erection of 4no affordable dwellings

    Corner House 9 Wrightington Bar Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SE

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  10. Decided2023/0752/SCR

    Proposed battery energy storage system

    Avondale Nurseries Spa Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JG

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  11. Decided2023/0753/FUL

    Erection of a single storey extension to the side, pergola to front, walk-in fridge to rear and alterations to existing access

    Royal Oak 134 Liverpool Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LW

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  12. Decided2023/0754/FUL

    Two storey extension to side, front and rear, first floor side extension, single storey rear extension and raised new roof with loft conversion and rear dormers.

    30 New Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UD

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  13. DecidedLCC/2023/0026

    County Matter - Change of use from agricultural to sui generis (waste management/skip recycling- sorting, storing and distribution on non hazardous waste)

    Bank Farm 40 Martin Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RT

    Received 14 Aug 2023
  14. DecidedT/2023/0111/TPO

    T1 - Whitebeam - Crown raise 4-5 meters and reduce back from garage.T2 - Beech - Crown raise 5 meters and reduce back from garage upto 3 meters.T3 - Beech - Crown raise 5 meters.T4 - Birch - Remove dead tree.Reasons - To prevent any damage to building and remove dead tree for safety reasons.

    22 Cromwell Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ET

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  15. DecidedT/2023/0112/TPO

    T1 - Sycamore - Crown raise 8 meters over No5 and reduce back remaining lower canopy branches.Reasons - To reduce shading to understory and property.

    5 Richmond Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RB

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  16. DecidedT/2023/0113/TPO

    Tree T2 (Holly) on enclosed diagramProposal is to fell the tree

    Brynkerry Back Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XB

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  17. Decided2023/0755/FUL

    Two Storey Side Extension, conversion of existing detached single garage and link to proposed extensionFront garden to be utilised as car parking.

    11 The Grove Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9HB

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  18. DecidedT/2023/0114/TPO

    T1 - Sycamore - Crown raise 8 meters over No5 and reduce back remaining lower canopy branches.Reasons - To reduce shading to understory and property.

    5 Richmond Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RB

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  19. Decided2023/0756/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 7,20 and 23 of planning permission 2019/0366/FUL relating to biodiversity, cycle stores and electric vehicle charging

    Site Of Former Pennylands House Westgate Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  20. DecidedT/2023/0115/TPO

    Crown lift

    Daltons Way Ulverston Drive Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6HL

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  21. Decided2023/0758/FUL

    Retrospective application for temporary siting of a caravan as workers accommodation for existing Bed and Breakfast and temporary gravel hard-standing on which caravan is sited.

    Birches Brow Formby Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HG

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  22. Decided2023/0759/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 3,4,5 and 8 of planning permission 2020/0346/FUL relating to materials, drainage and site levels.

    16 Brighouse Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NB

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  23. Decided2023/0760/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 2022/0394/FUL relating to Coal Mining.

    14 - 16 Seddon Place Stanley Industrial Estate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EB

    Received 18 Aug 2023
  24. Decided2023/0761/FUL

    Proposed residential development - including five dwellings and two apartment blocks (8 flats) with associated access, parking and landscaping following demolition of existing buildings. (Redetermination of application following quashing of planning permisison issued 12 May 2025)

    Valera Ltd Plox Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HB

    Received 18 Aug 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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