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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
10,960Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,800 approved or refused records
1,538Refused applications

8,262 approved · 1,538 refused · 491 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided2023/0801/FUL

    Change of use of land for outdoor sport with associated facilities.

    Land West Of Meadow Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  2. Decided2023/0802/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required- extension of dwellinghouseExtension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse- by 4mMaximum height of the extension- 3.2mHeight of eaves of the extension- 2.75m

    43 Rothwell Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AN

    Received 4 Sept 2023
  3. Decided2023/0803/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos. 3 and 4 of planning permission 2022/1135/LBC relating to materials and construction works for proposed canopy.

    Wheelwrights House Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HQ

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0125/TPO

    T1 Acer pseudoplatanus, Age mature, DBH 900, Height 11.5m, Crown Spread 8.2mWorks proposed: A crown reduction of secondary and tertiary branches of a maximum of 1.5m in order to reduce overall crown volume and improve visual amenity value.

    69 Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SG

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  5. Decided2023/0804/FUL

    Part-retrospective Extension to industrial workshop building (B2)

    Duttons Farm Moss Bridge Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BE

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  6. Decided2023/0805/FUL

    Proposed two storey side extension & single storey extensions to front and side/rear of semi-detached property.

    4 Highfield Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NR

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  7. Decided2023/0806/FUL

    Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension

    298 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7TD

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  8. Decided2023/0807/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Garage conversion to habitable room

    9 Greenfield Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LX

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  9. Decided2023/0808/FUL

    Proposed new dwelling house to be built in grounds of Charlesbye Farm.

    Charlesbye Farm 80 Greetby Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DT

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  10. DecidedT/2023/0126/TPO

    6 no Trees- Pine- Remove

    25 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  11. Decided2023/0809/FUL

    Erection of residential 29 dwellings with associated parking and access road.

    Land To The West Of Maryvale Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  12. DecidedT/2023/0127/TPO

    T1- Ash Tree (Stump)- Fellt2- Goat Willow- FellT3- Cupressus- FellT4- Goat Willow- Crown Reduction

    2 New Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UY

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  13. Decided2023/0810/NMA

    Non Material Amendments to planning permission 2022/0335/FUL - Remove first floor rear outrigger extension. Reduce projection of ground floor extension. Remove dormer to front elevation and replace with Velux rooflight. Remove external chimney stack. Remove brick plinth. Remove side window to utility room. Add 2 no rooflights over kitchen outrigger. Add 2 no rooflights at first floor to en-suite and dressing area. French doors to study replaced with window. Minor revisions to internal ground floor and first floor layout. Revise windows to eastern gable.

    Croft Cottage Tabbys Nook Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LN

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  14. Decided2023/0812/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Construction of a new access track.

    Land South Of Ayrefield Road Roby Mill Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  15. Decided2023/0813/NMA

    Non material amendments to planning permission 2022/0878/FUL To vary condition 2, with the alterations to north, south east and west elevations including amendments to glazing and door positioning, additional brick plinths, removal of ventilation louvres and extension of glazing at GF

    Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  16. DecidedT/2023/0128/TPO

    Elm- DropAsh x2- DropHedge- LowerConifer x2- Lower

    Greenwells St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  17. Decided2023/0814/FUL

    Change of Use of garden outbuilding to dog grooming business.

    6 Clovelly Drive Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LY

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  18. Decided2023/0815/FUL

    Revised landscape plan including amended driveway entrance, external pavilion and spa area.

    Site Of Former 178 Prescot Road Aughton Lancashire L39 5AG

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  19. Decided2023/0816/FUL

    Demolition of existing changing rooms and construction of new changing rooms.

    Recreation Ground Between Grimshaw Lane And Whittle Drive Whittle Drive Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  20. DecidedT/2023/0129/TPO

    Lime (T1) - Crown raise 6m, 20% apo crown clean and deadwood.Oak (T2) - Deadwood & 5% Crown thin.Sycamore (T3) - Fell dismantle (poor specimen & overcrowding)

    2 Greystokes Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HE

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  21. DecidedT/2023/0130/TPO

    Pine (T1) - Crown raise 7m & deadwood.Lime (T2) - Crown thin 20% & crown raise 5.2m.Ash (T3) - Crown 5m.Pine (T4) - Fell dismantle.Pine (T5) - Deadwood & stubs.Pine (T6) - Deadwood & one lower lateral.Lime x 2 (T7 & T8) - Crown thin 20% crown raise 6m.

    Arboleda 42 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  22. DecidedT/2023/0131/TPO

    Beech (T1) - Crown raise 6.5m, reduce back 2-3m 10% crown thin apo crown clean.

    67 Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AS

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  23. Decided2023/0817/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Conservatory to the rear of the house.

    349 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SB

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  24. Decided2023/0818/FUL

    Siting of 40ft storage container.

    Recreation Ground Between Grimshaw Lane And Whittle Drive Whittle Drive Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 11 Sept 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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