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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
11,029Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,860 approved or refused records
1,547Refused applications

8,313 approved · 1,547 refused · 496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2023/0107/TCA

    T1- Laburnum- Pruning to maintain shapeApplicant wishes to know if this work can be granted on an annual basis

    11 Bradshaw Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NQ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  2. Decided2023/1053/FUL

    Single storey rear extension

    17 Brookfield Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7JJ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  3. Decided2023/1054/FUL

    Proposed part ground floor and first floor rear extension including garage conversion.

    3 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  4. Decided2023/1055/FUL

    Replacement of an existing stables building with an ancillary accommodation building to provide additional accommodation to the main dwelling.

    Crawford Manor House 9 Manor House Drive Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QZ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  5. Decided2023/1056/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Replacement of an existing stables building with an ancillary accommodation building to provide additional accommodation to the main dwelling.

    Crawford Manor House 9 Manor House Drive Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QZ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  6. Decided2023/1057/FUL

    Proposed extension of corner of existing building to fill in the corner and link the building.

    The Ship Inn 4 Wheat Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BX

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  7. Decided2023/1058/FUL

    Proposed external alterations

    Sutchs Farm Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RH

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  8. Decided2023/1059/FUL

    Demolish existing garage and construct a side two storey extension. Construct a rear single storey extension. Construct a garage on the side elevation of the new two storey extension.

    Woodside Cobbs Clough Road Skelmersdale Lancashire L40 6JH

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  9. Decided2023/1060/FUL

    Retrospective change of use from Garden Room to a Hair Salon.

    Booths Farm Booths Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HE

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  10. Decided2023/1061/FUL

    Single Extension to Rear.

    6 Barford Close Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0BB

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  11. Decided2023/1062/FUL

    Erection of hipped roof to existing flat roof of single storey side element.

    12 Westhaven Crescent Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BW

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  12. Decided2023/1063/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 8 & 9 of planning permission 2020/1051/FUL relating to Drainage Layout.

    21 De-haviland Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DG

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  13. Decided2023/1064/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 & 3 of planning permission 2022/0833/FUL relating to approved plans.

    The Old Windmill Church Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EB

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  14. Decided2023/1065/FUL

    Porch, side and rear single storey extension to property, and patio area to rear.

    62 Liverpool Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LW

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  15. Decided2023/1066/FUL

    Proposed rear single storey extension with flat roof

    39 Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SN

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  16. Decided2023/1067/FUL

    Proposed front dormer, rear dormer, loft conversion, single storey rear corner infill and minor internal alterations.

    19 Meadow Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BD

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  17. Decided2023/1068/FUL

    Demolish existing conservatory, replace with single storey extension

    37 Greenfield Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DH

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  18. Decided2023/1069/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of Agricultural Storage Building.

    Spencers House Farm North Perimeter Road Knowsley Industrial Park Kirkby Liverpool Knowsley L33 3AP

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  19. Decided2023/1070/FUL

    Single Storey rear extension.

    175 Redgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NW

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  20. Decided2023/1071/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    64 Turning Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5HY

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  21. Decided2023/1072/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed loft conversion with dormer to rear also hip to gable roof

    231 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SD

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  22. Decided2023/1073/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Garage conversion.

    3 Hawthorn Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5BL

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  23. Decided2023/1074/FUL

    Second storey extension to rear of property. Dormer extension to rear of roof.

    86 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LX

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  24. Decided2023/1075/FUL

    Erection of a single storey extension to the rear

    Blythewood Lodge Lady Alices Drive Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UD

    Received 29 Nov 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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