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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
12,333Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,049 approved or refused records
1,709Refused applications

9,340 approved · 1,709 refused · 564 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2025/0161/FUL

    Proposed single storey link extension following the removal of an existing extension. Conversion of existing garage structure to create an annexe ancillary to the main house. Associated external alterations including raising the height of the existing roof.

    Worthington Farm House Dam Wood Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JN

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  2. Decided2025/0162/FUL

    Extension to front dormer, replacement of existing flat roof with new flat roof, and construction of new front porch.

    3 Wilson Close Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6DE

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  3. Decided2025/0163/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Repairs and maintenance to Ormskirk Clock Tower Building

    Ormskirk Clock Tower Moor Street Ormskirk Lancashire

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  4. Decided2025/0164/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing use of the property with rear dormer extension as a student HMO

    57 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AP

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  5. Decided2025/0165/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Remove a non load bearing internal stud wall.

    4 The Main Hall Rufford New Hall Rufford Park Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XH

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  6. Decided2025/0166/FUL

    Refurbishment of property and erection of new single storey front and rear extensions including partial recomposition of internal layout.

    3 Blythe Cottages Blythe Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UA

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  7. Decided2025/0167/FUL

    Demolition of an existing garden storage building (shed) and construction of a new detached garden building.

    57 Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  8. Decided2025/0168/FUL

    Construction of a detached single storey timber framed double garage and workshop.

    206 Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6ST

    Received 21 Feb 2025
  9. Decided2025/0169/FUL

    Retrospective - retention of a secure lock-up/drop-off.

    177 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AE

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  10. DecidedT/2025/0015/TCA

    To fell on birch as it?s completely obscuring street lighting

    29 Grammar School Court Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4PY

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  11. Decided2025/0170/FUL

    New gate pillars set back with sliding gate and new hedging.

    57 Town Green Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SE

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  12. Decided2025/0171/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2024/0288/FUL relating to Construction Management Plan.

    3 Aughton Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3BH

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  13. Decided2025/0172/FUL

    Single storey side extension

    Olde Shippon 103 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  14. Decided2025/0173/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed conversion of an existing garage to habitable accommodation.

    Image House Farm Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  15. Decided2025/0174/FUL

    Demolition of existing rear extension. Erection of new wrap around single storey side and rear extension

    1 Haig Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6BJ

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  16. Decided2025/0175/FUL

    Proposed dormer roof extension

    177 Millrose Close Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8QT

    Received 24 Feb 2025
  17. Decided2025/0176/FUL

    Construction of single-storey rear extension following the demolition of existing extensions and elevational and internal changes to form a single dwelling

    165 Carr Moss Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RX

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  18. Decided2025/0177/FUL

    Install Conservatory to the rear of the property

    21 Canal View Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0SX

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  19. DecidedT/2025/0022/TPO

    A1 - Removal of laurel and holly that is overextended to regrow and create lower foliage and allow light into property.

    Cleve House The Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AD

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  20. Decided2025/0178/FUL

    Construction of a new dwelling including landscaping, infrastructure and access works following demolition of the existing properties.

    87 And 89 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HA

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  21. Decided2025/0179/LDP

    Build up gable wall and roof and construct new loft conversion with dormer to the rear.

    59 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  22. Decided2025/0180/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Application to regularize variations to works completed under approved plans 2021/0848/LBC (Blocking up existing window, alteration to style of approved doors).

    La Mancha Cottage 106A Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SF

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  23. Decided2025/0181/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 10 of planning permission 2020/0273/LBC relating to Sash Window Materials.

    The Windmill 24 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  24. Decided2025/0182/FUL

    Extension to the rear of the unit raising the eaves by approximately 2500mm and erection of loading bay to the side. As well as improvements to overall thermal efficiency, performance, and sustainability including new insulated cladding, solar panels installed on the roof, and a new water attenuation tank.

    LCH Generators Ltd Unit 1 Gardiners Place Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9SP

    Received 25 Feb 2025

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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.

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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