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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
11,170Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,986 approved or refused records
1,565Refused applications

8,421 approved · 1,565 refused · 507 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2024/0503/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to planning permission 2023/0409/FUL - Proposed privacy wall to garden

    Old Orchard House 70 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  2. Decided2024/0504/FUL

    Single storey flat roof rear extensions and internal changes

    82 Winifred Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DL

    Received 15 May 2024
  3. Decided2024/0505/FUL

    Front and rear dormer extensions.

    9 Lathom Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DT

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  4. Decided2024/0506/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 4.725m. Maximum height of the extension 3.9m. Height of Eaves of the extension 2.4m.

    9 Lathom Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DT

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  5. Decided2024/0507/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    43 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  6. Decided2024/0508/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    Fernleigh Higher Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RP

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  7. Decided2024/0509/FUL

    Proposed Garage

    The Bungalow Lathom Park Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UQ

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  8. Decided2024/0510/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2023/0713/FUL relating to Materials.

    55 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DT

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  9. Decided2024/0511/FUL

    Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission 2022/0870/FUL relating to roofing pitch and wording of condition 3.

    Earlswood Moss Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PF

    Received 7 Jun 2024
  10. DecidedT/2024/0073/TPO

    T1- Sycamore- RemoveT2- Sycamore- Remove

    Liverpool Road Hall 33 Liverpool Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BJ

    Received 28 May 2024
  11. DecidedT/2024/0074/TPO

    ???Tree- Remove

    3 Charnwood Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SZ

    Received 31 May 2023
  12. Decided2024/0512/FUL

    Single storey extensions to the side and rear of property (following demolition of the detached garage) with new dropped kerb to the front

    25 Lime Grove Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8ET

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  13. DecidedT/2024/0075/TPO

    Six Trees- Pine- Fell

    25 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  14. DecidedT/2024/0076/TPO

    T1. Elm Felling to 4m habitat stem as tree is deceased

    1 Osborne Court 77 Prescot Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SL

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  15. DecidedT/2024/0077/TPO

    Pine trees- remove

    23 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  16. DecidedT/2024/0078/TPO

    Pine trees- remove

    27 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  17. DecidedT/2024/0079/TPO

    Pine trees- fell

    29 East Mead Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ES

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  18. Decided2024/0514/FUL

    Demolition of existing restaurant and construction of new residential block of 11 units with associated parking and landscaping. Replacement of existing bowling hut with new play cafe building with associated outdoor play areas, parking and new bowling club/ community use room.

    Rivaj Of India 278 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RN

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  19. Decided2024/0515/FUL

    Demolish existing garage and construct a rear and side single storey extension.

    33 Daisy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BS

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  20. DecidedT/2024/0080/TPO

    Hornbeam is in decline, signs of multiple cavities near the base of the tree and woodworm, minimal foliage this year with a dangerous overhang into the main roadway.Application is to fell and remove to ground level before any further danger develops from the decay of the tree.Please see the attached Sketch Plans where the red pin indicates the current location of the tree on the property alongside the perimeter of the property and Moss RoadThe photographs show the current state of the tree, with some of the healthier trees on the property for comparison

    Hollybrooks Farm 1 Moss Road Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 4JG

    Received 10 Jun 2024
  21. Decided2024/0516/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition nos 3, 4 and 10 of planning permission 2023/0165/FUL relating to Materials, Construction Management Plan and Levels.

    68A Ormskirk Road Blaguegate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8TR

    Received 11 Jun 2024
  22. Decided2024/0517/FUL

    Change of use of portion privately owned vacant land from greenspace to residential garden, as an extension of the garden of 124 Ormskirk Road. Erection of 1.8 fence along boundary.

    124 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AF

    Received 11 Jun 2024
  23. Decided2024/0518/FUL

    Single storey detached outbuilding to rear to be used as summerhouse / gym building.

    Acrefield 28 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

    Received 11 Jun 2024
  24. Decided2024/0519/FUL

    Removal of condition 17 (d) of planning permission 2018/0837/FUL relating to SuDS provision ownership.

    Burscough AFC Victoria Park Mart Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 0SD

    Received 11 Jun 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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