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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
12,149Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 10,880 approved or refused records
1,678Refused applications

9,202 approved · 1,678 refused · 552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2024/1072/FUL

    Rear extension to ground floor of the house.

    41 Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RG

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  2. Decided2024/1073/FUL

    New thermally-efficient double glazed windows to replicate existing windows.

    3 Engine Lane Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AH

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  3. Decided2024/1074/FUL

    New Thermally Efficient Double Glazed Windows. Single Storey Extension to have a warm roof upgrade - will lift the roof line up by approx. 150mm. Solar PV Panels - 5 panels to the rear slope.

    1 Aspinall Crescent Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AJ

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  4. Decided2024/1075/FUL

    New replacement UPVC Thermally Efficient Double-Glazed Windows

    63 Lord Sefton Way Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AB

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  5. Decided2024/1076/FUL

    Existing windows to be replaced with UPVC thermally efficient double glazed windows.

    128 Lord Sefton Way Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L37 5AQ

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  6. Decided2024/1077/FUL

    New UPVC Thermally Efficient Double-Glazed Windows. New Air-Source Heat Pump.

    5 Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SG

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  7. Decided2024/1078/FUL

    New UPVC Thermally Efficient Double Glazed Windows. Flat Roof upgrade to Flat Bay Window Roofs as well as Side Single Storey Extension. New Air-Source Heat Pump Fitted to Rear of Property.

    8 The Green Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3AB

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  8. Decided2024/1079/FUL

    New UPVC Thermally Efficient Double Glazed Windows. Flat Roof upgrade to Flat Bay Window Roofs as well as Side Single Storey Extension. New Air-Source Heat Pump Fitted to Rear of Property.

    10 The Green Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3AB

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  9. Decided2024/1080/FUL

    New UPVC Thermally Efficient Double Glazed Windows. Flat Roof upgrade to Flat Bay Window Roofs as well as Side Single Storey Extension. New Air-Source Heat Pump Fitted to Rear of Property.

    12 The Green Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3AB

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  10. Decided2024/1081/FUL

    Erection of 3no. Two and a half Storey 2 bedroom dwellings including associated external works, driveway, and dropped kerb.

    Gails Beauty Room 113A High Street Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8AT

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  11. Decided2024/1082/LBC

    Remodelling of the ground floor and external decorating

    Hesketh Arms 81 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SB

    Received 17 Dec 2024
  12. Decided2024/1083/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    3 Rectory Gardens Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6NG

    Received 17 Dec 2024
  13. Decided2024/1084/FUL

    Part single-storey, part two-storey extension to rear, conversion of existing garage, alteration of front porch, and reconfiguration of existing front drive.

    36 Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RQ

    Received 17 Dec 2024
  14. Decided2024/1085/FUL

    Erection of green security mesh fencing around the school perimeter, to be 2.4m in height.

    St Johns RC Primary School Chapel Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RA

    Received 18 Dec 2024
  15. Decided2024/1086/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Change of use (Class R) 500 sqm to 3 no. retail units from agricultural unit.

    Stanley Gate Nursery Ormskirk Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HD

    Received 18 Dec 2024
  16. Decided2024/1087/OUT

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of detached dwelling (all matters reserved)

    The Stables Grimshaw Green Lane Bispham Lancashire WN8 7BB

    Received 18 Dec 2024
  17. Decided2024/1088/FUL

    Retrospective - Removal of existing front dormer and erection of two replacement dormers. Installation of rear dormer.

    36 Westhaven Crescent Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BW

    Received 18 Dec 2024
  18. Decided2024/1089/FUL

    Provision of external Air Source Heat pump to rear elevation (Within 1m of property boundary)

    2 Bank Bridge Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HJ

    Received 18 Dec 2024
  19. Decided2024/1090/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2022/0599/FUL relating to Drainage.

    Land Adjacent To Burscough Cricket Club School Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 19 Dec 2024
  20. DecidedT/2024/0083/TCA

    Chestnut- re-pollardSycamore- fellWillow- pollard

    7 The Brow Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6SJ

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  21. DecidedT/2024/0162/TPO

    T7- Oak- FellT3- Rowan- RemoveT5- Cherry- RemoveT6- Birch-Remove

    Lancashire Sun Society Hazel Grove Sandy Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SX

    Received 17 Dec 2024
  22. Decided2024/1091/FUL

    The siting of 6 no. Caravans for the temporary housing of Seasonal Agricultural Workers, for a period of 5 years.

    Land Adjacent To Cedars Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 19 Dec 2024
  23. Decided2024/1093/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of detached dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 3.82m. Maximum height of the extension 3.70m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.33m.

    36 Beech Avenue Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NS

    Received 19 Dec 2024
  24. DecidedT/2024/0084/TCA

    Thinning of two woodland areasAsh- Group- Fell

    Park Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Lancashire

    Received 14 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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