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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
11,913Searchable applications
418Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,652 approved or refused records
1,646Refused applications

9,006 approved · 1,646 refused · 544 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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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

  1. DecidedT/2024/0138/TPO

    As detailed on 2024 plan and within the tree list description 2024.( with reference to 1986 plan)Tree 1 - remove dead and diseased branches to preserve tree healthTree 2 - no workTree 3 - Lift crown to allow hedge to regrowTree 4 - Remove dead branches and branches crossing with Tree 6, to preserve tree health and reduce fall risk.Tree 5 - Remove dead and diseased branches to preserve tree health.Tree 6 - Remove dead and diseased branches to preserve health, thin crown to reduce fall risk.

    24 Cromwell Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ET

    Received 23 Oct 2024
  2. Decided2024/0903/PIP

    Application for permission in principle to erect up to 2no dwelling houses.

    Bates Green Cottage Dickets Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UH

    Received 23 Oct 2024
  3. DecidedT/2024/0139/TPO

    Oak- Remove 3 BranchesSycamore- Remove 4 BranchesVarious- Remove 5-6 Branches

    Rose Cottage 3 Moss Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9PE

    Received 23 Oct 2024
  4. Decided2024/0904/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage replaced with a single storey side extension, including garage. Proposed gate posts, gates, yew hedges to front boundary and new drop kerbs for driveway.New gates and posts, front boundary hedge and new drop kerbs for drive in and drive out driveway.

    14 Beech Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SJ

    Received 24 Oct 2024
  5. Decided2024/0905/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage & conservatory, followed by construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension. The ground-floor extension will cover the area of the existing conservatory & garage, first-floor addition sit solely above the garage's existing footprint.

    The Rookery 6 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB

    Received 24 Oct 2024
  6. Registered2024/0906/FUL

    New access track off Parbold Hill, onto grazing land adjacent to the site address. New access will be the only (new) access to the rear of The Gables.

    The Gables Parbold Hill Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TQ

    Received 24 Oct 2024
  7. Decided2024/0907/FUL

    First floor extension over an existing garage to create two additional bedrooms and a replacement flat roof on the existing single storey rear extension. New front entrance porch, a re-built conservatory, a garage conversion, a whole-house brick slip to all elevations, a reconfigured ground floor layout and a PV array to be installed on the roof.

    104 Noel Gate Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EQ

    Received 24 Oct 2024
  8. Decided2024/0909/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/0819/FUL - Alterations to external materials, front extension and relocation of a door.

    192 Briars Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XE

    Received 25 Oct 2024
  9. Decided2024/0910/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 5.2m. Maximum height of the extension - 2.8m. Height of eaves of the extension is 2.8m.

    10 Hillcrest Drive Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AY

    Received 25 Oct 2024
  10. DecidedT/2024/0071/TCA

    1 Ash tree to be removed due to the tree having ash die back.Removal of Leylandii hedge row to be removed due to dying and replaced with 3m laurel hedging.

    16 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 25 Oct 2024
  11. Decided2024/0911/FUL

    Single storey rear extension with flat roof

    18 Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ER

    Received 25 Oct 2024
  12. Decided2024/0912/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of West Lancashire Light Railway operations within its curtilage.

    West Lancashire Light Railway Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6SP

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  13. Decided2024/0913/FUL

    Ground floor side extension, ground & first floor rear extension & internal works

    32 School Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AE

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  14. DecidedT/2024/0140/TPO

    Thinning of two woodland areasAsh- Group- Fell

    Park Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Lancashire

    Received 14 Oct 2024
  15. DecidedT/2024/0141/TPO

    T1- Oak- fell

    Keepers Lodge Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  16. Decided2024/0914/FUL

    Proposed two storey extension and alterations to front entrance porch.

    12 Chorley Road Hilldale Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AL

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  17. Decided2024/0915/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Single storey side extension.

    Shaws Farm Caravan Park 28 Wyke Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR9 8AA

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  18. Decided2024/0916/FUL

    Install 13 x solar panels to be installed using a roof hook that will fit to the main rafters within the roofline.

    1 Blairgowrie Gardens Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4YE

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  19. Decided2024/0917/FUL

    Change of use of land to residential garden in association with no. 4 Manor House Drive (Retrospective)

    4 Manor House Drive Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QZ

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  20. Decided2024/0918/FUL

    Demolition of existing and erection of new extension to rear of property. Addition of porch to front of property. Demolition of existing and erection of new garage. Alterations to windows and doors and internal re-arrangement of spaces within property.

    27 Brandreth Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HB

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  21. Decided2024/0919/FUL

    Change of Use of Residential Dwelling (Use Class C3) to Children's Home (Use Class C2)

    4 Southport Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5JE

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  22. Decided2024/0921/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2024/0007/FUL - New fascia board arrangement to front facade with addition of timber dentil after uncovering brickwork to top of stone wall.

    4 Ashfield Terrace Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9AG

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  23. Decided2024/0922/FUL

    First floor extension over existing ground floor extension

    3 Moss Side Cottages Moss Side Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LD

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  24. Decided2024/0923/FUL

    Part loft conversion with new dormer to front and to increase size of rear dormer to include modification to rear wall openings.

    8 Brookfield Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SP

    Received 30 Oct 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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