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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 dates11,139Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,959 approved or refused records
1,563Refused applications
8,396 approved · 1,563 refused · 504 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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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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
- DecidedT/2024/0024/TCA
G1 - Beech x4 - Reduce South side of the canopy by upto 30%.Reason - To reduce shading and encroachment onto property and building.T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown raise upto 5 meters and remove one elongated lateral over the highway.Reason - To reduce potential failure of elongated lateral over a highway and to create a more balanced canopy. T2 - Horse Chestnut - Crown raise upto 5 meters and reduce back from neighbours property to create a 2-3 meter separation.Reason - To provide sufficient clearance over the highway and property.T3 - Laburnum - Remove.Reason - Poor form/canopy due to being situated under the canopy of T1.
61 - 63 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0255/ADV
External Building Signage.
Chorley Group Ormskirk Vauxhall 152 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NW
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0256/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 9,10,11,12,13 & 14 of planning permission 2022/0916/FUL relating to proposed site plan and landscaping scheme and proposed dropped kerb and boundary treatment.
2 Greystokes Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HE
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0257/FUL
Single storey side extension
44 Highfield Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NR
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0258/FUL
Proposed extension to existing car park
41 - 43 Church Road Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ET
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0259/FUL
Replace existing single skin lean to and dilapidated wooden stable, with steel frame store and open fronted shelter to the north elevation of existing livestock barn.
256 Jacksmere Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5JA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0260/FUL
Erection of one building (Use Classes E(g)/B2/B8) with associated access, infrastructure, and boundary treatments.
Land Adjacent To Unit 6 Barracuda Business Park Barracuda Way Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7BP
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0261/FUL
Siting of two caravans to house harvesting staff.
West Gate Farm Guide Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XS
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0262/FUL
Two storey rear and side extension
7 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0263/FUL
Proposed front dormer and single storey rear extension. Proposed garage structure following the demolition of existing garage.
70 Mere Brow Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JP
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0264/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3,4,6,7 & 8 of planning permission 2023/0706/FUL relating to car park area, hard & soft landscaping plans, EV parking, external lighting and Surface water drainage.
Shell Garage And Spar Store 242 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LZ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0265/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 and 4 of planning permission 2021/0741/FUL relating to Playing Pitch Assessment and Community use agreement.
Tarleton Academy Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AQ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0266/LDC
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing single storey extension to rear and side, dormer extension to form loft conversion and pitched roof.
Blithe House 79 Cottage Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NF
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0267/FUL
Proposed Rear Single Storey Extension and Retrospective Front Porch.
18 Summerwood Gardens Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8AA
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0268/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness (PROPOSED) Erection of single storey side extensions, a two storey rear extension and detached garage outbuilding to a detached dwelling complying with permitted development allowances.
Stone Hall Cottage Crow Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RY
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0269/PNP
Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Building extensions.
Bangors Green Farm Halsall Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8BB
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0270/FUL
Variation of conditions 2, 9, 11, 20 and 23 of planning permission 2022/1364/FUL relating to approved plans, materials, bird/bat boxes and soundproofing.
Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0271/FUL
Demolition of Existing Buildings and erection of a Detached Dwelling.
Roscoe Farm Barn Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SH
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0272/FUL
Removal of existing ground floor rear extension and Build new rear and side extension to the property
81 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NL
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0273/FUL
Variation of condition No 2 of planning permission 2023/0682/FUL relating to approved plans.
Roscoe Farm Barn Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SH
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0274/FUL
Proposed new dwellinghouse.
35 Elmers Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6RZ
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0275/FUL
Change of use from agricultural to use for a controlled and 2 metre fenced field for dog walking.
Land North West Of Gorsuch Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided2024/0276/FUL
Demolition of an existing bungalow and outbuildings and construction of a new dwelling.
Greenfields Meadow Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BB
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0277/PNH
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4.96m. Maximum height of the extension 3.45m. Height of Eaves of the extension 2.70m.
70 Richmond Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RD
Received 1 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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