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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
12,403Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,108 approved or refused records
1,714Refused applications

9,394 approved · 1,714 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2025/0017/TCA

    Elm- fell

    29 Briars Brook Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XD

    Received 11 Mar 2025
  2. Decided2025/0243/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Single-storey extension to rear.

    36 School Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AE

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  3. Decided2025/0244/FUL

    Variation of condition(s) no. 2 of planning permission 2022/0798/FUL relating to approved plans.

    Reeve Cottage Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  4. Decided2025/0245/FUL

    Modifications including side door canopy and rectification works.

    Gorsuch Hall Farm Gorsuch Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RP

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  5. Decided2025/0246/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Modifications including side door canopy and rectification works.

    Gorsuch Hall Farm Gorsuch Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RP

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  6. Decided2025/0247/PNT

    Development by Telecommunications Code System Operator - Replacement of 22.30M monopole supporting 3NO. antennas with 22.50M monopole supporting 6NO. antennas, relocation of 1NO. 0.3M dish, replacement of 2NO. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development there to within existing fenced compound.

    Telecommunication Station Aughton Park Railway Station Long Lane Aughton Lancashire

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  7. Decided2025/0248/CON

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 19 of planning permission 2022/0642/FUL relating to Drainage maintenance.

    Land To The South Of Chancel Way Burscough Lancashire

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  8. Decided2025/0249/FUL

    Single storey extension to the rear to replace an existing conservatory.

    Ellan Vannin Long Heys Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RS

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  9. Decided2025/0250/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Replacing 8 existing wooden framed windows with new hard wooden framed double glazed windows painted old English white.

    Drapers Farmhouse Finch Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DU

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  10. Decided2025/0251/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2024/1061/FUL relating to Windows Design and Materials.

    Stoneleigh 52 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UL

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  11. Decided2025/0252/LDP

    Lawful Development (Proposed) - Installation of 2no. car charging units measuring 2.25m in height to serve 4no. car parking spaces.

    Stanley Institute 1 Liverpool Road North Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TN

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  12. Decided2025/0253/FUL

    Removal of condition 2 & variation of condition 8 of planning permission 2016/0178/FUL relating to use & access.

    Lees Lane Nurseries Lees Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RB

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  13. Decided2025/0254/LDP

    Lawful Development (Proposed) - Loft conversion, consisting of a flat roof dormer to the rear of the property and three new velux roof lights at the front of the property.

    23 Black Moss Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4TN

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedT/2025/0018/TCA

    Residence of Netherby House, 25 Junction Lane, Burscough are looking to be granted permission for the removal of multiple very large conifer trees situated at Netherby House. Residence are looking for permission to be granted to remove the row of very large conifer trees down to ground level.

    Netherby House 25 Junction Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 5SN

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  15. Decided2025/0255/FUL

    Retrospective: Wooden Structure Garden Room - 5m x 3m, 2.5m in Height at Apex

    2 Delph Mews Delph Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5BT

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedT/2025/0037/TPO

    T1 Ash , Monolith to 7 mtr's above ground level .T2 Ash , Monolith to 7 Mtr's above ground level. T3 Ash , Monolith to 7 Mtr's above ground level.

    35 Abington Drive Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8FL

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  17. Decided2025/0256/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse - by 3.1m. Maximum height of the extension - by 3.9m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.6m.

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

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  18. Decided2025/0257/PNH

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse - by 8m. Maximum height of the extension - by 3.9m. Height of eaves of the extension 2.5m.

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

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  19. Decided2025/0258/FUL

    Single Storey Side Extension to Replace Garage and New Dormer to Rear Roof Slope

    300 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RR

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  20. Decided2025/0259/FUL

    Full planning application for an outdoor equipped play area, outdoor fitness equipment and equipment storage container.

    The Hub At Banks Community Centre Greaves Hall Avenue Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8BL

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  21. Decided2025/0260/FUL

    Single storey side extension

    129 Rivington Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RW

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  22. Decided2025/0261/FUL

    Full planning application for a replacement dwellinghouse, following the demolition of Highfield House.

    Highfield House Coal Pit Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HH

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  23. Decided2025/0262/FUL

    Proposed alterations and external elevations blocking up garage door and the provision of new access ramp. Internal ground floor work to allow level access for disabled occupant.

    24 Sutch Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BU

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  24. Decided2025/0263/FUL

    Change of use from spare land in church grounds into land for burial plots.

    Christ Church Parbold Hill Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TG

    Received 17 Mar 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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