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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 dates11,157Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,975 approved or refused records
1,564Refused applications
8,411 approved · 1,564 refused · 505 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided2024/0448/FUL
Erection of a garage.
The Flat Langleys Farm Blythe Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TY
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided2024/0449/FUL
Single storey extension to side and rear elevations including internal and external alterations as well as 5 no. roof lights.
46 Noel Gate Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EG
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided2024/0450/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 7 of planning permission 2023/0912/FUL relating to Drainage Strategy.
Smithy Lane Farm Smithy Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SS
Received 22 May 2024 - Decided2024/0451/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle erection of up to 9 dwellings
Sycamore House Farm High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SW
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided2024/0452/FUL
Erection of a new two-storey rear extension and refurbishment of the existing dwelling house, barn and annexe.
Glebe Farm 9 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RG
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0061/TPO
T1 - Lime - Crown raise by no more than a 1/3.T2 - Birch - Remove - To allow suitable room for both lime tree canopies to allow them to have a uninterrupted canopy pattern.T3 - Lime - Crown raise by no more than a 1/3. T4 - Birch - Crown raise by no more than a 1/3.T5 - Lime - Crown raise by no more than a 1/3 and reduce back from property to create a 2-3 meter clearance. Reasons - To allow better tree form, suitable clearance over highway and a part of good tree management.
2 Tan House Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HG
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided2024/0453/FUL
Proposed Extensions to Front, Side and Rear including loft conversion, internal and external alterations and part conversion of Garage.
144 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AG
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided2024/0454/FUL
Change of use of land to domestic curtilage; extension to barn conversion for an orangery.
Boydells Farm Hillock Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RJ
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided2024/0455/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3 & 10 of planning permission 2022/0829/FUL relating to Archaeological Assessment and Protected Species Survey.
Horse Stone Farm 50 Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SL
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided2024/0456/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 4 & 9 of planning permission 2022/1006/FUL relating to Archaeololgical Assessment and Protected Species Survey.
Horse Stone Farm 50 Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SL
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0040/TCA
T1- Cherry- RemoveT2- Ash- Crown raise and reduce limbs
8 The Hawthorns Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LL
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0041/TCA
As per Arboricultural report
17 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided2024/0457/FUL
Demolition of existing and erection of new porch, single-storey side extension, alterations to front and rear dormers, and garage conversion and new front bay windows.
9 Capilano Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HA
Received 23 May 2024 - Decided2024/0458/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/0955/FUL in relation to approved plans.
Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided2024/0459/FUL
Variation of condition no. 2 of planning permission 2022/1233/PNC relating to archaeological recording and analysis.
Asmall House Farm Asmall Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JL
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0062/TPO
T44- Horse Chestnut- Fell
5 Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided2024/0460/FUL
Replace frames and roof of existing conservatory with new frames lightweight tiled roof.
14 Woodfield Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SR
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided2024/0461/FUL
Replacement of existing single storey building with new single storey extension.
New Berry House Farm Berry House Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UG
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided2024/0462/FUL
Demolition of an existing raised terrace and conservatory with replacement lower ground floor extension and sun room on the same footprint.
Littlefield Parbold Hill Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TG
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided2024/0463/FUL
Proposed alteration to the front elevation of the kitchen, replacing the existing door and window with a single central window.
132 Briars Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XE
Received 27 May 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0063/TPO
Remove lower branches from a beech tree which are overhanging our neighbours property. The beech tree is part of TPO G16 dated 2004 from WLBC.
2 Thornhill Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HB
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided2024/0464/FUL
Proposed kitchen extension and garage conversion to office.
Chalupa Frog Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BJ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided2024/0465/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2020/0907/FUL relating drainage strategy.
Hurlston Hall Golf Club Hurlston Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HB
Received 28 May 2024 - Decided2024/0466/FUL
Proposed conversion of garage to form bedroom and wet room for disabled occupant that includes a rear single storey extension and external alterations that will include an extended hardstanding to the front and widening of existing dropped kerb access.
95 Castlehey Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DU
Received 29 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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