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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 dates11,868Searchable applications
418Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,611 approved or refused records
1,638Refused applications
8,973 approved · 1,638 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided2024/0860/FUL
Single storey rear residential extension.
16 Alderbrook Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HF
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0861/FUL
Proposed single-storey rear extension and widening of the existing access including new metal gates to match existing.
43 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QW
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0862/FUL
Removal of condition No. 3 of planning permission 1976/0448 relating to agricultural occupancy.
83 The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JR
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0129/TPO
T1 lime crown lift 4 metres removal of epicormic growth reduce 4 lowest limbs 2 metres away to growth points away from property at rear due to proximity T2 cherry crown reduction 2-3 metres back to growth points. Poorly pruned has weakened rotten pollard points. Consider felling and removal
Parkgate Surgery 28 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QR
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0863/CON
Approval of details reserved by conditions no4 & 12 of planning permission 2024/0133/FUL relating to Ecology.
Aughton Hand Car Wash Liverpool Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LW
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0130/TPO
T1 Ash reducing back crown to clear property by 3m to suitable growth points . Suggest felling in future due to early stages of Ash dieback and damage to drivewayT2 Holly Crown reduction to re balance tree and improve light. Previous removal of dead Elm has left tree badly suppressed on right hand side
Eastwood Quarry Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BG
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0131/TPO
T1 Beech. Reduce back lowest limb back to stem away from house due to proximity. Crown lift to clear highway and phone line
50 Long Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AT
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0865/FUL
New single story detached garage on north side of existing converted barn.
Earlswood Moss Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PF
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0866/FUL
To convert exisitng detached garage to habitable annex.
2 Mill Dam Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7TQ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0867/FUL
Construction of office accommodation.
Oakview 38A Church Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SL
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0868/FUL
Proposed replacement of existing flat roof with new pitched roof and rooflights.
37 Bold Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SG
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0132/TPO
T1 Sycamore (ID 4666) - Proposal for selective shortening and removal of lateral branches for approximately 3m clearance of the building to the west of the tree. Reason - To abate the nuisance, with provision for future growth and general maintenance. T2 Sycamore (ID 14244) - Proposal for selective shortening and removal of lateral branches for approximately 3m clearance of the building to the west of the tree. Reason - To abate the nuisance, with provision for future growth and general maintenance.
Street Record Grammar School Gardens Ormskirk Lancashire
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0869/FUL
Change from a residential property supporting up to four young people with learning disabilities to a residential property supporting up to five young people with learning disabilities
Wood Edge Independant School 69 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0871/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 5 & 8 of planning permission 2021/0931/FUL relating to Natural England and Foul Surface & Water Drainage.
11 Firbank Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6EJ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0133/TPO
1) Oak tree - TPO. I would like to have maintenance work carried out again due to excessive shading. As in previous years I would like to thin crown by 15 to 20% to focus on lateral weeping branches, to reduce spread on all sides. Remove shoots on trunk up to 4m from ground. This will increase light to garden and house.2) Holly (rear of property). I would like to fell this tree due to excessive shading to the rear of the property.
Oakthorpe 2A Beech Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TH
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0873/FUL
Replacement windows
Runnel Brow Cottage School Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0874/CON
Approval of details reserved bt condition no's 3 & 4 of planning permission 2023/0654/FUL relating to Odour Management Plan and Details of Impermeable Lining.
Fearns Farm Liverpool Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire L40 1SQ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0875/FUL
Alteration to approved roof design of toilet block from planning permission 2019/1244/FUL (Retrospective).
West Lancashire Light Railway Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6SP
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0876/FUL
Two storey side extension.
Woodlands Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UE
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided2024/0877/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed replacement of existing tiles in state of disrepair.
Rutland 14 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0067/TCA
T1, T2, T3, Lime- Remove
6 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0068/TCA
T1 - Pine - Remove - The tree has grown into the garage, pushing onto the roof and causing damage (Pictures attached) T2 - Pear - Remove - Cotton stem and sparse canopy.T3 - Beech - Crown raise over the garage to create a 3 meter separation and remove 2 later branches over the garage. - To allow suitable clearance over the building.
7 Douglas Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RQ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0134/TPO
T1, T2, T3- Beech- Prune Epicormic Growth
Bescar Lane Methodist Church Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QS
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedT/2024/0135/TPO
Ash x6- Fell
Goose Dub Covert Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Lancashire
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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