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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
12,119Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,851 approved or refused records
1,676Refused applications

9,175 approved · 1,676 refused · 551 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Aug 2010 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0159/TPO

    T1- Pine- Remove 3 Limbs, crown cleanT2- Pine- Cut BackT3- Pine- Cut Back/ThinT4- Pine- fellT5- Pine- Crown reduce/Cut Back

    161 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SN

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  2. Decided2024/1050/LDP

    Permanent siting of a static caravan within garden to be used as an Annexe.

    Bank Top Farm 66 Bank Top Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  3. Decided2024/1051/FUL

    Proposal to convert former Barn and stables to a detached residential dwelling.

    Barn Rear Of Liverpool Old Road Sollom Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  4. Decided2024/1052/PNP

    Agricultural building.

    Tootle House Farm Tootle Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TJ

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  5. Decided2024/1053/FUL

    Proposed 400MWH Battery Energy Storage System and Associated Works.

    Avondale Nurseries Spa Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JG

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  6. Decided2024/1054/FUL

    L shaped extension to the rear and a full loft conversion.

    205 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LU

    Received 9 Dec 2024
  7. DecidedT/2024/0160/TPO

    The main concern for work is to make areas safe for people/children and the property. Also to allow more light through for the client. The property is set back from the main road, surrounded by mature mixed species of trees and tall conifers keeping the property in shade throughout most of the year.T1: Beech. Tree to be crown raised by 5m, with deadwood removed over driveway gated areaG2: Group of 4 trees x1 sycamore, x3 cherry. Trees to be removed due to large bracket fungus, which have left them standing deadT3: Oak. Crown reduction, crown thinning & crown raise to make safer and allow a more direct light in to the property, along with full deadwood removal.T4: Eucalyptus: Tree has became really leggy with the limbs stretching out over the lawn encroaching towards the property and play area, making it a hazard with weight and length the limbs have gained over the years. The tree appears to have had work carried out on one limb in the past, from the signs a large limb reduced by almost halfway which has created a new canopy below the main crown. Tree would benefit from some reduction work down to a suitable pruning point along with dead wood removal to make safer.

    18 Winifred Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DJ

    Received 9 Dec 2024
  8. Decided2024/1055/FUL

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension to provide bedroom and wetroom for disabled occupant.

    15A Lancaster Crescent Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8DR

    Received 7 Dec 2024
  9. Decided2024/1056/FUL

    Change of use of class E office building and grounds to use class F.1 SEMH school

    Agriculture House 1 Moss Lane View Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TL

    Received 10 Dec 2024
  10. Decided2024/1057/FUL

    Alterations to outbuildings to accommodate an outdoor bar/kitchen and plant room. Construction of a swimming pool within the existing curtilage

    7 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DS

    Received 10 Dec 2024
  11. Decided2024/1058/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2023/0587/LBC relating to windows.

    Harsnips Farm House 82 Elmers Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SE

    Received 10 Dec 2024
  12. DecidedT/2024/0161/TPO

    Common Sycamore (1,2,3.) Raise crown heights to 5m to 6m

    Telephone Exchange Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  13. Decided2024/1060/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2022/0883/FUL in relation to approved plans.

    Sisters Of Notre Dame Convent Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HT

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  14. Decided2024/1061/FUL

    Alterations to the window and door openings, a first-floor side extension and part rendering of the property.

    Stoneleigh 52 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  15. DecidedT/2024/0082/TCA

    Remove Limbs

    186 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA

    Received 5 Nov 2024
  16. Decided2024/1062/FUL

    Retrospective replacement of windows and doors to upvc.

    Mayfield House 36C Higher Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0NL

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  17. Decided2024/1063/PNP

    Agricultural storage building

    New Hall 7 New Hall Drive Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LB

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  18. Decided2024/1064/FUL

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof including light box.

    13 The Serpentine Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RN

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  19. Decided2024/1065/FUL

    Single-storey rear extension together with decking area

    171 Southport Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LE

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  20. Decided2024/1066/FUL

    Proposed change of use from Funeral Directors to Pet Crematorium (Sui Generis).

    H Johnson & Sons 1A Ralphs Wifes Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8ER

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  21. Decided2024/1067/FUL

    Single Storey lean-too extension to form wrap-around with alterations to the existing garage, converted to habitable space.

    1 Heaton Close Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AW

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  22. Decided2024/1069/FUL

    Demolition of existing conservatory and new single-storey extension to rear and side of the existing dwelling.Rearrange the existing driveway and form new access off of Carr Lane to improve the safety of access and egress, allowing for existing the site in a forward gear.

    35 Carr Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6DD

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  23. Decided2024/1070/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No 3 of planning permission 2022/1225/FUL relating to materials.

    Christ The Servant Church Back Lane Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9BX

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  24. Decided2024/1071/FUL

    Demolition of existing outrigger and garden structure for the construction of a single storey rear extension. Reinstate double doors to rear bay window. Reposition existing boundary fence to the side of the property.

    9 Douglas Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RQ

    Received 16 Dec 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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