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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 dates11,855Searchable applications
418Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,600 approved or refused records
1,637Refused applications
8,963 approved · 1,637 refused · 541 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Aug 2010 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.
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More application records
- Decided2024/0837/FUL
Replacement of roof tiling to house.
86 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DX
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0838/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no. 7 of planning permission 2024/0270/FUL relating to Ground Investigation and Assessment.
Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0839/FUL
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2022/0478/LBC relating to approved plans.
9 Whittle Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QB
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0840/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2022/1341/FUL - Amendment to Cladding
Graylaw Freight Group Ltd Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0841/LDP
Single storey side extension
142 Station Road Barton Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JW
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0842/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2022/0439/FUL - To incorporate a service cupboard within the ground floor WC. This amendment will apply to both plots.
Ashurst Garage And Signs Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SQ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0843/FUL
Change of use from C3 to a Holiday Let (Sui generis).
The Annex At: La Mancha House 106 Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SF
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0844/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 5 of planning permission 2024/0133/FUL relating to Lighting.
Aughton Hand Car Wash Liverpool Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LW
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0846/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/0942/FUL - Alterations to the material of the front boundary wall, from reclaimed tumbled red brickwork to natural stone.
Land West Of Valmar 4 Hollowford Lane Lathom Lancashire
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0847/LDP
Hip to gable renovation and rear dormer formed
119A Holborn Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SX
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0848/FUL
Partial demolition of the existing garage/store and erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
17 Chapel Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0849/FUL
Erection of a block of detached garages
Springside Culvert Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XA
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0850/FUL
Two storey & single storey extension to rear of existing detached property following demolition of existing conservatory
The Old Brick House 18 Becconsall Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0851/FUL
Removal of condition 4 of planning permission 2023/1145/FUL relating to permitted development.
Beechwood 105 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HA
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Awaiting decision2024/0852/FUL
Demolition of former children's nursery and the erection of a dormer bungalow and associated external works
Swan Farm Swan Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SU
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0127/TPO
T1 Beech Tree - 2m Lateral Reduction on Beech Tree Away From Property
Apple Cottage 93 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0853/FUL
'Proposed rear dormer with a first floor extension and garage loft conversion
The Orchard Blindmans Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AD
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0128/TPO
To reduce 3x Sycamore trees in height by 30% and remove the overhang by 2m from neighbouring properties
2 Waterworks Cottages Simonswood Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0ER
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0854/FUL
Change of use of existing buildings to create student accommodation, alterations to the roof design of the existing rear outrigger, external alterations to include window changes and external render and associated works
41-43 Stanley Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DH
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0855/FUL
Proposed first floor & single storey extensions to the rear following the demolition of the existing rear extension & various alterations, including structural, to semi-detached property with widening of vehicular entrance inc. dropped kerb.
12 Victoria Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AU
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0856/FUL
Front elevation single-storey extension and enclosed porch.
5 Chisnall Brook Close Haskayne Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7AB
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0857/FUL
Proposed change of use of dwelling (C3) to residential care home (C2)
10 Briars Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SQ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0858/SCR
Request for a screening opinion for a full application for proposed solar farm comprised of solar arrays to generate C.8MW ancillary equipment under part 2 of of the town and country planning regulations 2017.
Land South East Of Glenburn Depot White Moss Road South Skelmersdale Lancashire
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0859/FUL
Proposed single storey to rear of property.
Coachmans Cottage Ash Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NG
Received 9 Oct 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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