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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
12,365Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,078 approved or refused records
1,711Refused applications

9,367 approved · 1,711 refused · 565 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2025/0200/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness -Use of existing Dwelling House.

    111B Liverpool Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EQ

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  2. Decided2025/0201/PIP

    Planning in principle - up to 1 dwellinghouse.

    Land West Of New Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 0RP

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  3. Decided2025/0202/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension and partial garage conversion to form new ground floor bedroom and wetroom for disabled occupant including associated external alterations to fenestrations and landscaping in order to provide level access to both the front and rear entrances

    95 Castlehey Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DU

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  4. Decided2025/0203/PNP

    Application to determine whether Prior Approval is required - Agricultural Storage Building.

    Taylors Farm Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UW

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  5. Decided2025/0204/FUL

    Change of use application from F2 to F1(State funded school), and the erection of a boundary fence.

    Cobbs Brow Primary School Manfield Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SU

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  6. Decided2025/0205/FUL

    Proposed Installation of Solar Panels.

    Smithy Mushroom Farm Ltd 81 Heatons Bridge Road Scarisbrick Lancashire L40 8JQ

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  7. Decided2025/0206/FUL

    Variation of Condition No. 2 of planning permission 2024/0195/FUL relating to approved plans.

    The Market Cross 26 Church Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AN

    Received 3 Mar 2025
  8. Decided2025/0207/LDP

    Lawful Development (Proposed) - use of a dwellinghouse falling within Class C2 of the Use Classes Order for occupation by no more than three children.

    Old Midge Hall Farm Wyke Wood Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR9 8AW

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedT/2025/0030/TPO

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    Fuchsia Bank Green Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8DL

    Received 28 Feb 2025
  10. Decided2025/0208/FUL

    Retrospective: Erection of an outbuilding within the rear garden of the dwelling.

    Pennine View 15 Longfold Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LX

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  11. Decided2025/0209/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3 & 4 of planning permission 2024/0312/FUL relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan and Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)

    Robinsons Farm Cranes Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UJ

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  12. Decided2025/0210/FUL

    Proposed first floor side extension and building frontage remodelling / material alterations.

    31A Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EE

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedT/2025/0031/TPO

    T1 - Birch. Remove, tree is leaning towards road and showing signs of root heave.T2 Birch. Remove. No obvious signs of ill health or danger. Property owner is worried about future safety and management of tree.

    26 Victoria Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AU

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  14. Decided2025/0211/LDP

    Certificate of lawfulness - Proposed - demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.

    64 Elmers Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SB

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  15. Decided2025/0212/CON

    Approval for Discharge of Condition(s) no. 1 of planning permission 2018/0281/OUT relating to commencement of works.

    Land On The Western Side Of Xl Business Park Statham Road Skelmersdale Lancashire

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  16. Decided2025/0214/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2024/0861/FUL relating to Materials.

    43 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QW

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  17. Unknown2025/0215/PNA

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - enlargement of dwelling house by the construction of first floor. Maximum height of proposed additional storey - 7.1m.

    Dove Cottage 427A Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  18. Decided2025/0216/PNR

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed Installation of Solar PV Panels to Roof.

    27 Selby Place Stanley Industrial Estate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EF

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  19. Decided2025/0217/PNR

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed Installtion of Solar PV Panels to Roof.

    27 Selby Place Stanley Industrial Estate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EF

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  20. Decided2025/0218/FUL

    Demolition of existing conservatory replace with rear extension. Insertion of windows to the side elevations. Demolition of bay window replaced with glazed entrance porch.

    Bedouin Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AL

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  21. Decided2025/0219/FUL

    Erection of a detached garage and construction of a link building from dwelling to existing outbuilding

    111 Church Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EB

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedT/2025/0032/TPO

    Sycamore x2- Fell

    164 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SG

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  23. DecidedT/2025/0033/TPO

    G1- Maple- FellT1- Copper Beech- Crown LiftT2- Copper Beech- Crown Lift

    Slack Farm House Wigan Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8NB

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedT/2025/0034/TPO

    T1- Sycamore- Reduction/Remove branches/Crown Lift

    76 Moss Road Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 4JQ

    Received 6 Mar 2025

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