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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 dates11,147Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,967 approved or refused records
1,563Refused applications
8,404 approved · 1,563 refused · 504 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided2024/0384/FUL
Side dormer with ridge raised and widening of existing dropped kerb access to cover the full width of the existing driveway.
21 Springmount Drive Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AP
Received 1 May 2024 - Decided2024/0385/FUL
Part retrospective for the 3 year temporary provision of hardstanding for the siting of caravans for the residential occupation of the travelling show people community, including the creation of a new access and track
Merridale Farm High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SN
Received 1 May 2024 - Decided2024/0386/FUL
Complete re-roofing, rendering, associated works and driveway improvements.
242 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RH
Received 1 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0033/TCA
Pine (T1) - Balance canopy by removing 2-3 parallel branches on south side. Crown clean, deadwood. To allow more light to Birch tree.Golden Leylandii (T2) - 10% reduction (match to conifer next to it)Larch (T3) - Crown clean and deadwood nip back from patio Cedar (T4) - Crown clear as part of 10% thin nip back from patio.
33 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS
Received 2 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0054/TPO
Lime (T1) - Remove deadwood, crown clean.Pine (T2) -Crown lift 5.2m , deadwood & crown clean.Sycamore (T3) - Clear wire , remove dead.
Hillside Court Black Moss Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4YX
Received 2 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0034/TCA
G1 - Holly and Laurel - Reduce in height to approx. 20ft.
Cleve House The Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AD
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided2024/0387/LDC
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing use of the agricultural barn as indicated on the submitted location plan (red edge) for equestrian purposes.
Mossy Lea Farm 248 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RL
Received 2 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0035/TCA
T1- Lawsons Cyprus- removeT2- Sycamore- removeT3- Norway Spruce- removeT4- Ash- Crown LiftT5- Sycamore- Crown Lift
5 Bescar Brow Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QG
Received 11 Apr 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0055/TPO
Conifer- Reduce
The Hollies 17 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB
Received 1 May 2024 - Awaiting decision2024/0388/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 33 residential dwellings with associated parking and access
Blythewood Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9EN
Received 2 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0036/TCA
3 beech dead beech trees removed
Swallow House 1 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided2024/0389/FUL
Loft conversion with part rear dormer extension. Internal alterations to circulation and 3 new roof windows.
Wood Hey Cottage Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EE
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided2024/0390/FUL
Proposed garage conversion, new pitched roof to replace the existing flat roof, new porch and canopy to the rear.
21 New Acres Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TU
Received 3 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0056/TPO
T1. AshSever and clear Ivy to allow thorough inspection. High ?within 30 daysT1. AshCrown reduce from gable end of property on Highfield Close to achieve a 3-meter clearance.T2. OakCrown lift to achieve a 4.5-meter balanced clearance all-round the tree. Lateral reduction of extended branches to balance crown ? no more than 1.5 meter of material to be removed.T3. Oak Crown lift to achieve a 4.5-meter balanced clearance all-round the tree. Medium ?All works to be carried out inline wth the tree survey report, no other works to be completed
4 Highfield Close Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NN
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided2024/0391/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 5 of planning permission 2021/0518/ARM relating to affordable housing phasing & delivery plan.
Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided2024/0392/FUL
Dormer roof extension to the front elevation, 1.5 storey extension to the rear and a single storey side extension.Replacement windows and re-rendering. Internal alterations.
6 Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided2024/0393/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition No. 3, 4, 9 & 11 of planning permission 2021/0777/FUL relating to building recording survey, foul and surface drainage, Natural England licence, and lighting.
Land Adjacent To Blundells Farm School Lane Downholland Lancashire
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided2024/0394/FUL
Proposed demolition of redundant care home and erection of 15no. 2 bedroom apartments
Willow Lodge 15 - 16 Moss View Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QA
Received 3 May 2024 - Decided2024/0395/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Minor changes to exterior of garage and store room to create windows
Riversdale Marsh Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XT
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided2024/0396/FUL
Erection of first floor extension and replacement of flat roof with a pitched roof.
10 Weaver Avenue Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4LF
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided2024/0397/LDC
Certificate of Lawfulness - agricultural buildings
Land To The East Of Copyhold Farm Carr House Lane Wrightington Lancashire
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided2024/0398/FUL
Extensions and alterations to remodel the existing bungalow.
9 Claremont Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SP
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided2024/0399/FUL
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2023/1067/FUL relating to approved plans.
19 Meadow Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BD
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided2024/0400/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Construction of gym and store building following demolition of existing workshop
165 Carr Moss Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RX
Received 7 May 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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