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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
11,133Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,953 approved or refused records
1,563Refused applications

8,390 approved · 1,563 refused · 504 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2024/0233/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    Tyrers Barn Wood Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BW

    Received 20 Mar 2024
  2. Decided2024/0234/LBC

    Single storey rear extension.

    Tyrers Barn Wood Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BW

    Received 20 Mar 2024
  3. Decided2024/0235/FUL

    Replacement of a 2,000L liquid oxygen storage tank with a larger 10,000 litre tank.

    Speciality Oxygen Services Ltd Unit 14 Conway Industrial Estate Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EU

    Received 20 Mar 2024
  4. Decided2024/0236/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Confirmation that a lawful start has been made on the implementation of planning permission 2020/0843/FUL is required.

    3 Charnleys Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8HH

    Received 20 Mar 2024
  5. Decided2024/0237/LBC

    Replacement sliding sash - replace single glazing with double glazed panels - windows to front elevation.

    Sundew Cottage Ash Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NF

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  6. DecidedT/2024/0035/TPO

    Holly- remove

    Bella Vida 11 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QJ

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  7. Decided2024/0238/PNP

    Application for Determination as to whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of Agricultural storage building

    Banks Farm Liverpool Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HP

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  8. Decided2024/0239/ADV

    4 x advertisements to market forthcoming residential development.

    Sisters Of Notre Dame Convent Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HT

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  9. Decided2024/0240/FUL

    Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 8/6/8774 relating to agricultural occupancy of dwelling.

    Bella Vista Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LH

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  10. Decided2024/0241/FUL

    Removal of existing conservatory and single storey rear extension

    5 Pinewood Close Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LL

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  11. Decided2024/0242/LDP

    Proposed 2No. semi's into a single dwelling

    267 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RH

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  12. Decided2024/0243/ARM

    Application for approval of Reserved Matters - Pursuant to outline planning permission 2020/0976/OUT. Construction of 1 detached 2 storey dwelling (including details of Appearance and Landscaping).

    Elm Farm Equestrian Elm Farm Nursery Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  13. Decided2024/0244/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/0253/FUL amendments to include removal of chimney, amendments to doors and windows, external leaf of brickwork, cavity width increased and the outer leaf replaced.

    Woodend Back Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SX

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  14. Decided2024/0245/FUL

    Proposed erection of dormer bungalow with associated parking and garden.

    Land Adjacent To 91 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  15. Decided2024/0246/FUL

    Variation of Condition no. 2 of planning permission 2016/0916/FUL relating to approved plans.

    1 Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ER

    Received 18 Mar 2024
  16. Decided2024/0247/FUL

    Construction of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension. Construction of a wraparound dormer to the side and rear elevations. Construction of a front porch.

    19 Queens Green Haskayne Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JH

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  17. Decided2024/0248/FUL

    Erection of new dwelling to land at rear of properties 117 and 119 Holborn Hill, including associated demolition of existing garage outbuildings and new landscaping works.

    Post Office 119 Holborn Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SX

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  18. Decided2024/0249/FUL

    Propose to construct a double storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.

    12 Red Cat Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RD

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  19. Decided2024/0250/LDP

    Use of the dwellinghouse (Class C3) as a single child children's home (Class C2).

    30 New Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UD

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  20. DecidedT/2024/0036/TPO

    T1 (Beech) - Deadwood / Crown Clean / Crown lift as indicated in Figure 2 (Arboricultural Report).T2 (Pear) - RemoveT3 (Sycamore) - Remove as indicated in Figure 1 (Arboricultural Report).T4 (Sycamore) - Remove two stems as indicated in Figure 1 (Arboricultural Report). Crown clean and deadwood remaining portion.T5 (Beech) - Crown clean and deadwood. Reduce (lateral spread only) to create a natural canopy edge following removing of the stems from T4. Extent to be determined following the partial removal of T4.

    17 Boundary Brook Drive Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5FF

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  21. Decided2024/0251/PNP

    Application for determination as to whether Prior approval is required for details - Erection of Agricultural building for crop and machinery storage.

    Land Off Shore Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  22. Decided2024/0252/FUL

    Erection of a warehouse.

    1 Tollgate Crescent Burscough Industrial Estate Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8LT

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  23. Decided2024/0253/FUL

    Erection of a warehouse.

    1 Tollgate Crescent Burscough Industrial Estate Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8LT

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  24. Decided2024/0254/FUL

    Rear two storey extension and other elevational changes to form a single dwelling.

    115 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QD

    Received 26 Mar 2024

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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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