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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 dates11,143Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,963 approved or refused records
1,563Refused applications
8,400 approved · 1,563 refused · 504 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided2024/0301/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3, 4, 5 & 6 of planning permission 2023/0763/FUL relating to Drainage Strategy, Construction Method Statement, Tree Protection and Natural England licence.
46 Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AT
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0302/FUL
Single storey extension to rear
3 School Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AE
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0303/FUL
Erection of equine building in existing yard area, following removal of existing stables.
Garth House Vale Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JH
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0304/FUL
Conversion of existing detached garage to residential annex accommodation. Proposed entrance porch link extension.
Elm Farm Nursery Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0305/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3, 5, 8 & 9 of planning permission 2022/0474/FUL relating to materials, landscaping, extraction & lighting.
Stanley Arms Hotel St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA
Received 8 Apr 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0039/TPO
Sycamore (T1) Fell because of dangerous lean over main road (renacres lane) and neighbouring properties ,potential danger to road users obstruction of light to neighbouring properties, signs of disease and wrapped in ivy,Replant 15 evergreen at the rear of the property
69 Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SG
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0306/FUL
Retrospective change of use from Garden Room to a Hair Salon.
Booths Farm Booths Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HE
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0307/FUL
Installation of 450.66kW roof mounted solar PV system comprising of 1036 x Canadian Solar 435w modules.
Suttons Farm 25 Lord Sefton Way Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AA
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0308/FUL
To erect a single storey bungalow dwelling purely for the purpose of a disabled person and ancillary to the riding school.
Simonswood Riding Academy Hall Lane Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L33 4YQ
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0309/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 6 of planning permission 2021/1507/LBC relating to Historic Building Record.
Station House Red Cat Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RA
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0310/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 6 & 10 of planning permission 2021/1506/FUL relating to Dialux Lighting Report and EVC spec. sheet manual.
Station House Red Cat Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RA
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0311/FUL
Retrospective application for approval seven holiday letting units, footbridge access to island and siting of a warden's caravan and shipping container storage unit.
Leisure Lakes The Gravel Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JX
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0312/FUL
Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of replacement agricultural buildings.
Robinsons Farm Cranes Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UJ
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0313/FUL
To erect a single storey bungalow ancillary to the riding school.
Simonswood Riding Academy Hall Lane Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L33 4YQ
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0314/FUL
Retrospective Householder application: Extensions to Tanpit Farm Cottage
Tanpit Farm Cottage Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS
Received 10 Apr 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0040/TPO
T1- Conifer- Fell
188 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0041/TPO
T1- Cherry- RemoveT2- Ash- Crown raise and reduce limbs
8 The Hawthorns Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LL
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0316/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 2020/1267/FUL - relating to the wording of condition 17.
Land To The West Of Neverstitch Road Skelmersdale Lancashire
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0317/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 6, 22, 25, 26 & 30 of planning permission 2020/1267/FUL relating to the Footpath Link Design, Landscape & Management Habitat Plan, Gas design & Remediation Strategy's, Gas validation reports, S104 Agreement Plans & SUDs Maintenance Plan.
Land To The West Of Neverstitch Road Skelmersdale Lancashire
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0318/PNP
Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Construction of an area of hardstanding for agricultural use.
Land North Of Pippin Street Burscough Lancashire
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0319/PNC
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Conversion of an agricultural building to residential dwelling(Class C3) at Agricultural building adjacent to 11 Top Locks, Wheat Lane, Lathom.
Top Locks Barn 11 Top Locks Wheat Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BF
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0320/FUL
Demolition to rear sections of the existing building, new single storey extension.
Woodbine Cottage Butchers Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SY
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0321/FUL
Erection of a slurry store (Resubmission of 2022/1204/FUL)
Land Off Lees Lane Dalton Lancashire
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided2024/0322/FUL
The erection of a detached garage
1 Pennington Close Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DA
Received 11 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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