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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
11,008Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,840 approved or refused records
1,542Refused applications

8,298 approved · 1,542 refused · 496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2023/0959/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed loft conversion with new dormer to rear

    7 Shaw Close Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SJ

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  2. DecidedT/2023/0098/TCA

    T1 tulip tree - crown reduce all round by 2-3m to reduce shading and encroachmentT2 cherry fell poor condition

    8 Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SQ

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  3. Decided2023/0960/FUL

    Change of use from a B8 to A (E) Day nursery for children birth to 5 years.

    Emmanuel Church 48 Sherrat Street Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8HE

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  4. Decided2023/0961/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No. 3 of planning permission 2023/0674/FUL relating to materials of Construction Ecological Management Plan and Construction Temporary Lighting Strategy.

    Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  5. Decided2023/0962/FUL

    Single Storey and Two Storey extension to the Side, Balcony to Side, Porch Canopy to Side, and Alterations Internally and to Front Elevation.

    25 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RN

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  6. DecidedT/2023/0163/TPO

    Pines (T2, T3, T4) - dead and over public footpath. removal required asap

    The Beeches Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TG

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  7. Decided2023/0963/FUL

    Construction of a single storey extension within the service yard to create a warehouse marshalling area.

    Asda Stores Ltd Ingram Birch Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6LH

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  8. Decided2023/0964/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate - 4m single storey to the rear of the existing property.

    126 Kestrel Park Ashurst Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6TB

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  9. Decided2023/0965/FUL

    Two storey extension to rear and side of existing outrigger including formation of window at 1st floor side elevation. New lean to roof to replace existing flat roof to single storey.

    31 Grimshaw Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PA

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  10. Decided2023/0966/FUL

    Rear single storey extension

    31 Abrams Fold Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8AL

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  11. Decided2023/0967/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No. 10 of planning permission 2021/0648/FUL relating to watching brief report prepared by Headland Archaeology.

    Moor Hall Restaurant Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RT

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  12. Decided2023/0968/OUT

    Outline application proposal for 2no. Residential Dwellings (Some matters reserved)

    Land Adj To Old Vicarage Southport Road Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  13. Decided2023/0969/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No. 7 of planning permission 2021/1063/ARM relating to contaminated land and groundworks.

    Former Hunter And Sons Warehouse 31 Moorgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RT

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  14. Decided2023/0970/FUL

    Proposed use of a dwellinghouse (use class C3) as a home for up to 3 young people (no older than 18 years of age) with care provided 24 hours a day by up to 3 no. care staff and a manager during the day. 2 staff overnight.(use classC2).

    103 Wigan Road Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HY

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  15. Decided2023/0971/FUL

    Reconfiguration of site access and external layout to provide additional parking and site layout improvements.

    Burscough Manor Care Home 75 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SU

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  16. Decided2023/0972/FUL

    Retrospective Single storey rear extension

    21 Redgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NN

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  17. Decided2023/0973/FUL

    Erection of Oak Framed Garden Room to the rear

    3 Pear Tree Mews Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5WD

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  18. DecidedT/2023/0164/TPO

    T2, T3 and T4, Pine- Removal from footpath

    The Beeches Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TG

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  19. Decided2023/0974/FUL

    Erection of residential 12 dwellings with associated parking and access.

    Blythewood Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  20. Decided2023/0975/FUL

    Erection of 6 two storey properties situated along Egerton. Properties to be 3 bedrooms with in-curtilage car parking and private rear gardens.

    201 Egerton Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6AB

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  21. Decided2023/0976/FUL

    Erection of an Agricultural Building.

    Hesketh Farm Outlet Lane Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L31 1HN

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  22. Decided2023/0977/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Erection of Outbuilding for ancillary use to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse

    Almond Villa Southport Road Scarisbrick Lancashire L40 9RE

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  23. DecidedT/2023/0099/TCA

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

    2 New Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UY

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  24. DecidedT/2023/0100/TCA

    T1- Fell

    Quarry House Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HG

    Received 26 Oct 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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