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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
10,974Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,812 approved or refused records
1,540Refused applications

8,272 approved · 1,540 refused · 492 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2023/0135/TPO

    T1 Elm- Fell

    83 Prescot Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SL

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  2. DecidedT/2023/0136/TPO

    T1 Sycamore- Crown Reduction

    10 Crabtree Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7UN

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  3. DecidedT/2023/0137/TPO

    T1 Cedar- FellT2 Thuja- FellT3 Sycamore- Deadwood

    Doe House Tabbys Nook Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LN

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0138/TPO

    T1- Leylandii- FellT2 Leylandii- Fell

    The Delph Parbold Lancashire

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  5. Decided2023/0839/FUL

    Demolition of conservatory and replacement with single storey side/rear extension and internal alterations.

    The Woodlands Scarth Hill Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HD

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  6. Decided2023/0840/FUL

    Retrospective application for Hay store to replace an existing lean-to building and new stable located adjoining two existing stables.

    Pool Hey Farm Pool Hey Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR9 8AB

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  7. Decided2023/0841/FUL

    Replacement of original field shelter with stables for horses.

    Land North West Of The Barn Sineacre Lane Bickerstaffe Lancashire

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  8. Decided2023/0842/FUL

    Two storey side extension, a single storey extension to the rear and a loft conversion.

    34 Beech Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NS

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  9. DecidedT/2023/0139/TPO

    The vegetation and Trees encroaching on to Old Boundary Way and the footpath off it will be cut back to remove any encroachment to a height of 2.4 metres and clearing away from signage

    Screwfix 4 - 6 Hattersley Way The Hattersley Centre Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AN

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  10. Decided2023/0843/FUL

    Single storey rear infill extension.

    Plum Tree Villa Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  11. Decided2023/0844/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness- Proposed erection of new garage

    Plum Tree Villa Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  12. Decided2023/0845/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Proposed rear conservatory (addition onto existing extension). Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse- by 3.00mMaximum height of the extension- 2.76mHeight of eaves of the extension- 2.25m

    113 Noel Gate Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EF

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  13. Decided2023/0846/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2017/0880/FUL - To change the brick type for plots 68-69, 72-74 & 175 to Ibstock Leicester Weathered Red Multi.

    Land Adjacent To The M58 Motorway Chequer Lane Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  14. Decided2023/0847/FUL

    Retrospective: Dormer to rear elevation

    15 Skelmersdale Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EZ

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  15. Decided2023/0848/FUL

    Replacement windows, Infill and new door

    Home Farm Cottage 4 Scarisbrick Park Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RZ

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  16. Decided2023/0849/FUL

    Single storey front extension to number 5 and 7 East Mead

    5 And 7 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  17. Decided2023/0850/CON

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 or planning permission 2020/0273/LBC relatings to materials; windows and rooflights and their openings and rainwater goods.

    The Windmill 24 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  18. Decided2023/0851/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions no 3 of planning permission 2019/0313/FUL relating to windows and doors.

    55 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RN

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  19. Decided2023/0853/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed phased replacement of existing windows in pvc double sliding sash double glazing.

    47 Bold Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SG

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  20. Decided2023/0854/PND

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the demolition of Dresser House Premises.

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  21. Decided2023/0855/FUL

    Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 2023/0223/FUL relating to approved plans.

    The Vicarage Intake Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HW

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  22. Decided2023/0856/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition numbers 10 and 11 of planning permission 2021/1046/FUL relating to surface water drainage and towpath access.

    Former Universal Bulk Handling Ltd Orrell Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0SL

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  23. Decided2023/0857/FUL

    Replace timber windows and front door with UPVC windows and front door. Ground floor front window and upstairs front bedroom window.

    28 School Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LW

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  24. DecidedT/2023/0140/TPO

    Pine (T1) - Dead - spiking. Top taking out & stem fell.

    Meresands Kennels And Cattery Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TG

    Received 22 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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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