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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
10,980Searchable applications
401Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,816 approved or refused records
1,540Refused applications

8,276 approved · 1,540 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2023/0858/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 11 and 14 of planning permission 2019/1118/FUL relating to site investigation and remediation and lighting infrastructure.

    Land Bounded By Liverpool Road South Abbey Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  2. Decided2023/0859/FUL

    Dormer loft conversion

    11 Abbey Close Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0HE

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  3. Decided2023/0860/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required. Conversion of agricultural barn to a residential dwelling.

    Eco-cabin At Poplar Farm Bye Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7LS

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  4. Decided2023/0861/FUL

    Erection on an agricultural building and concrete yard area

    Land South Of Ayrefield Road Roby Mill Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  5. Decided2023/0862/FUL

    Demolition of existing kitchen and coal shed. Erection of double and single storey extension to rear of property and new draft lobby to front of property.

    44 Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  6. Decided2023/0863/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - The area originally used as a workshop at Gesterfield Barn, is now a dwellinghouse and has been since 2008

    Gesterfield Barn Halsall Road Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RN

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  7. Decided2023/0864/FUL

    Replacement Conservatory

    Ashleigh 27 Cottage Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NE

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  8. DecidedT/2023/0141/TPO

    Willow (T1) - Reduce to previous pruning parts.

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

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  9. DecidedT/2023/0073/TCA

    Beech (T1) - Fell/DismantleHas meripilus giganteus, cracks have appeared, tree has moved towards the house.

    116 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QF

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  10. DecidedT/2023/0074/TCA

    Scots Pine (T1) - Dismantle Fell

    18 School Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LW

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  11. DecidedT/2023/0075/TCA

    Spruce (T2) - Dismantle fell.

    18 School Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0LW

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  12. DecidedT/2023/0076/TCA

    Beech (T1) - Crown raise 6m back from house 3m.Hawthorn (T2) - Reduce to 2m.Sycamores (T4&T5) - Crown raise 6m roadside and 8m garden side.Cherry (T5) - Crown raise 6m.Laburnum (T6) - Reduce top by 2m.

    57 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  13. DecidedT/2023/0142/TPO

    Pine (T1) - Slight reduction from property apo 5% crown clean.Pine (T2) - Remedial prune after limb failure, remove 1 x 2nd toward property.Pine (T3) - Crown clean apo 5% crown thin - nip back from over neighbours.

    15 Pinewood Close Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LL

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  14. DecidedT/2023/0077/TCA

    Pine (T1) - Reduce by 6-7m.

    South Springs St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  15. DecidedT/2023/0078/TCA

    Yew (T1) - supressed stem due to adjacent sycamores. 50% reduction to allow regeneration. Crown raise 5.2m over highway, clear lamp. Crown clean.

    26 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  16. DecidedT/2023/0079/TCA

    Beech (T1) - Remove branch at 8/10ft over greenhouse.

    Flat 1 39 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  17. DecidedT/2023/0080/TCA

    Purple Beech (T1) - Crown raise over garden 7m. - Tree located at 2a Ruff Lane

    Flat 1 39 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  18. Decided2023/0865/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch.

    Woodlands 30A Firswood Road Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UP

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  19. Decided2023/0866/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Proposed business park (use class B8) with ancillary cafe/retail units (use class E) and associated car parking, amenity space, landscaping and access

    Land Adjacent M58 Moss Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  20. Decided2023/0867/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new single storey extension. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the dwellinghouse by 4.4m. Maximum height of the extension 3.2m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.8m

    77 Smithy Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SS

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  21. Decided2023/0868/FUL

    Proposed garage conversion to form new ground floor wet room for disabled occupant. Conversion to include the removal of existing garage door and the insertion of obscure glazed window.

    142 Blaguegate Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8TY

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  22. Decided2023/0869/FUL

    Demolition of rear external store. Single storey rear extension to form new wet room for disabled occupant.

    35 Castlehey Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DU

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  23. Decided2023/0870/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 4 & 5 of planning permission 2023/0442/FUL relating to a method statement and a dropped kerb.

    4 Normanhurst Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UZ

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  24. Decided2023/0871/LDP

    Cerfticate of Lawfulness: Create a new garage block in traditional construction. Access to the site is via an existing drive through a private entrance.

    Abbotswood Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HQ

    Received 25 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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