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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
12,350Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,065 approved or refused records
1,710Refused applications

9,355 approved · 1,710 refused · 564 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2025/0023/TPO

    G2 - Four Silver Birch trees along the boundary fenceline, situated on railway land, with branches into neighbouring no. 60 and 62 Station Road, Hesketh Bank PR4 6SP. Work to cut back branches located in neighbouring property. Tree's marked with yellow cross.Reason: Causing excessive shade in the garden of 60 & 62 Station Road.

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

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  2. Decided2025/0183/FUL

    Small porch front elevation extension with side toilet and shower room

    3 Farrington Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NB

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  3. DecidedT/2025/0024/TPO

    G1 - 4 x Beech trees - 15% thin. Reasons - To remove dead, damaged and crossing branches. As part of good tree management.

    36 Brookfield Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SP

    Received 25 Feb 2025
  4. Decided2025/0184/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Car Park

    Land Adjacent To 199 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Lancashire

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  5. Decided2025/0185/FUL

    Retrospective - Storage on 9 shipping containers in outside yard.

    15 Hurlston Court Scarisbrick Business Park Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HN

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  6. Decided2025/0186/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for new rear extension.

    11 Langdale Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SE

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  7. DecidedT/2025/0025/TPO

    Fell 65 Trees (mix of beech and sycamore) and ready site for replanting

    Woodland Maesbrook Close Banks Lancashire

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  8. Decided2025/0187/FUL

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

    57 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LN

    Received 26 Feb 2025
  9. Decided2025/0188/FUL

    Retrospective - siting of 4 shipping containers and rear yard covering for gym operational uses including storage and training area.

    Evolve 24/7 Gym Unit 12 Malthouse Business Centre 48 Southport Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1QR

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  10. Decided2025/0189/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed erection of a freestanding Pergola with a retractable fabric roof to current decked area.

    Quattros Italian Restaurant 54 Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HF

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  11. Decided2025/0190/FUL

    Erection of agricultural storage building.

    Mossfield Sugar Stubbs Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8DD

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  12. Decided2025/0191/FUL

    Variation of conditions 2 and 7 of planning permission 2023/0262/FUL relating to drainage.

    69 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SU

    Received 27 Feb 2025
  13. DecidedT/2025/0016/TCA

    All the names of the trees below (i.e Tree 001) correlate to the name of the photos attached alongside this application.Tree 001: Hedge Height Reduction to the highest point of the wall located behind the hedgerowTree 002: Removal to just above ground level of 1 x unhealthy/ damaged tree. Replacement tree to be organised and planted by residents of Mill Leat (The management commity would like permission to replace the current unhealthy/ damaged tree with an acre. Which, if permission is granted, they have agreed to plant). Tree 003: Height reduction by ~ 1/3 of overall height of the tree. Tree 004: Full removal of 1 x dead tree to just above ground level (~ 2 inches). Tree 005: Light prune. Tree 006 : Light prune. Tree 007: Light prune. Tree 008: Height reduction by ~ 1/3 of overall height of the tree. Tree 009: Height reduction by ~ 25% of overall height of the tree and thinning of overall crown.

    Street Record Mill Leat Mews Parbold Lancashire

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  14. DecidedT/2025/0026/TPO

    Birch Tree- FellSorbus x2- FellAsh- Fell

    Rufford Old Hall 200 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SG

    Received 14 Feb 2025
  15. DecidedT/2025/0027/TPO

    T11- 1 branch trim to boundaryT9 and T10- 2 branches trim to boundary

    Land At Old Orchard Rise Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 17 Feb 2025
  16. DecidedT/2025/0028/TPO

    Removal of Trees labelled T01 and T02 identified within the accompanying technical reports.

    Land To The Rear Of Round Thorn Cottage Parrs Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  17. DecidedT/2025/0029/TPO

    T1- Apple- Tip Back Overhang/Crown Clean/Thin 20%T2- Apple- Tip Back Overhang/Crown Clean/Thin 20%T3- Willow- Reduce Heigh (10m-5m)T4- Birch- Crown Reduce 1mT5- Cherry- Crown Reduce 1mT6- Maple- Raise crown by 1m/Reduce by 1m T7- Crack Willow- Pollard Trunk HeadsLeylandi x9- Replace

    117 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 19 Feb 2025
  18. Decided2025/0193/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed change of use from family dwelling to childrens home.

    22 Slater Crescent Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0BW

    Received 20 Feb 2025
  19. Decided2025/0194/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 6 of planning permission 2023/0081/FUL relating to Construction Management Plan.

    Derby Arms Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TA

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  20. Decided2025/0195/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Single storey rear extension

    1 Cedar Grove Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8DP

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  21. Decided2025/0196/NMA

    Non-Material amendment(s) to planning permission 2022/0659/FUL - Omission of single storey extension to the rear reconfiguration driveway car parking.

    Holt Lodge 181 Bold Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SH

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  22. Decided2025/0197/FUL

    Retrospective single storey side extension.

    5 Higher Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0NL

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  23. Decided2025/0198/FUL

    Secondary access to the existing/approved driveway

    176 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AG

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  24. Decided2025/0199/FUL

    Side extension and change of use, including subdivision of existing "Sui Generis" HMO to form 2 units C4 Houses in Multiple Occupation.

    20 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 3 Mar 2025

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