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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
11,014Searchable applications
403Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,846 approved or refused records
1,542Refused applications

8,304 approved · 1,542 refused · 496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2023/0101/TCA

    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 2 Nov 2023
  2. DecidedT/2023/0165/TPO

    Sycamore- Fell and replace (Silver Birch)

    164 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SG

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  3. DecidedT/2023/0166/TPO

    T1- Pear- FellT2- Holly- Fell

    Grange Farm Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SH

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  4. DecidedT/2023/0167/TPO

    G1 mixed species ash oak and sycamore crown raise secondary branches over gardens to rear to 4m to reduce shading and encroachment.

    147A Blaguegate Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8TX

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  5. DecidedT/2023/0168/TPO

    Mixed group (G1) - Crown raise 5m. 2nd only , 1 x large 2nd off ash over village hall.

    Sports Pavilion And Memorial Playing Field Halsall Road Halsall Lancashire L39 8RN

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  6. DecidedT/2023/0102/TCA

    Cherry (T1) - Fell - Ganaderma.Damson (T2) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Cherry (T3) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Maples (T4 & T7) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Whitebeam (T8) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Damson (T9) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Maple (T10) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Cherry (T11) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance on park side.Cherry (T12) - Fell - Ganaderma.Lime (T13) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance.Maple (T14 & T15) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance.Birch (T16) - Crown raise 5.2m, crown clean and balance.

    Sports Pavilion And Memorial Playing Field Halsall Road Halsall Lancashire L39 8RN

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  7. DecidedT/2023/0169/TPO

    English Oak (T1) - Crown raise include 5 secondary branches , deadwood - decrease shading reduce leverage.Sycamore (T2) - Crown raise 6m Remove low branches over house.Holly (T3) - 50% Reduction. Good Tree management.

    Bowland The Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AD

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  8. DecidedT/2023/0170/TPO

    TPO Scotts Pine (T7) - Crown clean 2 x Pine (T8 & T9) - Crown clean , Crown raise 5m 10 % Crown thin.Reason - Good tree management.Conservation Maple (T1) - 6m Crown raise back from property 2-3m.Hollys & Beech (T10) - Crown raise 6m.

    15 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SA

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  9. Decided2023/0978/FUL

    Erection of cat hotel.

    Church View 90 Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6SQ

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  10. DecidedT/2023/0103/TCA

    Tree audit attached

    Rufford Park Rufford Park Lane Rufford Lancashire

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  11. Decided2023/0980/FUL

    Erection of granny annexe

    163 School Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JF

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  12. Decided2023/0981/FUL

    Single storey rear extension with internal alterations.

    208 Carr Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6BY

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  13. DecidedT/2023/0171/TPO

    T1, T2, T3- Sycamore- Remove Epicormic Growth

    53 Greetby Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DR

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  14. Decided2023/0982/FUL

    Variation of conditions 2 of planning permission 2022/0955/FUL relating to plans.

    9 Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AA

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  15. Decided2023/0983/FUL

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (C3) to Children's Care Home (C2) with all associated facilities.

    2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  16. Decided2023/0984/FUL

    Demolish existing detached garage and replace with new detached garage and new drop kerb.

    21 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QN

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  17. Decided2023/0985/FUL

    Construction of detached garage

    Dennetts House Farm 13 Pimbo Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale WN8 9QQ

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  18. Decided2023/0986/FUL

    Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 2020/1067/FUL relating to windows.

    72 Lindens Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6TL

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  19. Decided2023/0987/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition numbers 7, 20 and 27 of planning permission 2021/1046/FUL relating to Drainage maintenance, Landscape management and Bird & Bat boxes.

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

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  20. Decided2023/0988/FUL

    Double storey rear extension and front porch.

    4 Heskin Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LR

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  21. Decided2023/0989/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 12 of planning permission 2020/0805/FUL relating to Swallow Mitigation

    Fairways Red Cat Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RB

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  22. Decided2023/0990/FUL

    Ground floor rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and external alterations.

    121 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UU

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  23. Decided2023/0991/FUL

    Variation of conditions 5 & 6 of planning permission 2021/0915/FUL relating to drainage plans.

    11 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QN

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  24. Decided2023/0992/FUL

    Variation of condtion 2 of planning permission 2023/0686/FUL relating to approved plans.

    Land To The Rear Of 48 Church Road Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6UQ

    Received 7 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.

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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