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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
12,431Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,134 approved or refused records
1,718Refused applications

9,416 approved · 1,718 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2025/0019/TCA

    Cypress- remove

    13 Thornton Close Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UW

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  2. Decided2025/0264/NMA

    Non- material amendment(s) to planning permission 2024/1067/FUL - Alteration of rooflights to the rear and side roof and alteration to rear kitchen window

    1 Heaton Close Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AW

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  3. Decided2025/0265/FUL

    Replacement of Existing Staff Welfare Building with Static Caravan and Removal of Existing Horsewalker

    Greens Lane Farm Greens Lane Downholland Lydiate Liverpool Lancashire L31 4HZ

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  4. Decided2025/0266/FUL

    Single storey extension to rear of property replacing existing conservatory.

    13 St James Close Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JU

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  5. Decided2025/0270/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 9 of planning permission 2023/0081/FUL relating to Ecological Management Plan.

    Derby Arms Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6TA

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  6. Decided2025/0271/FUL

    The proposed development of a public access ramp at 33 Liverpool Road, Skelmersdale, aims to enhance accessibility to the church/community centre, ensuring level access throughout the building for individuals with reduced mobility (retrospective application).

    Liverpool Road Hall 33 Liverpool Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BJ

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  7. Decided2025/0272/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2024/0579/FUL relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan and Landscape Planting Plan.

    Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  8. Decided2025/0273/FUL

    Single storey front extension.

    33 Mill Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TJ

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  9. Decided2025/0274/SCR

    Screening Opinion - Residential development up to 330 homes.

    Land At Yew Tree Farm Burscough

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  10. Decided2025/0275/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear side extension including erection of front porch with pitched roof. Removal of existing single storey rear and side extension.

    138 Redgate Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NY

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  11. Decided2025/0276/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed single storey side extensions to west and east elevations.

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

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  12. Decided2025/0277/FUL

    Change of use from agricultural land into an enclosed private field.

    Land Adj To Beacon Lane Dalton Lancashire

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  13. Decided2025/0278/PNP

    Consideration of Details for Prior Approval - New agricultural track and associated area of hard standing.

    New Hall Farm 7 New Hall Drive Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LB

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  14. Decided2025/0279/FUL

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    10 Gower Gardens Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5SP

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  15. Decided2025/0280/LDP

    Lawful Development (Proposed) - Single storey bathroom extension onto the rear of an existing kitchen measuring 2m x 2.7m.

    47 Crawford Road Crawford Village Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QR

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  16. Decided2025/0281/FUL

    Proposed single and two storey extensions following demolition of single storey extensions. Render to elevations. New roof covering with integrated solar panels. Composite fencing to side and rear. Drive to be widened.

    32 Greenwood Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BL

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  17. Decided2025/0282/FUL

    Proposed single storey front extension, two-storey side, front and rear extensions, with associated internal remodelling and external works.

    Westmorland House Doctors Lane Sollom Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6HU

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  18. Decided2025/0283/FUL

    New porch infil and garage conversion with existing windows/doors and fascia's to be replaced with white UPVC.

    14 Beech Meadow Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4XL

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  19. Decided2025/0284/FUL

    Part retrospective - Construction of single storey extension and rear dormer extension.

    260 Southport Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LF

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  20. Decided2025/0286/FUL

    Proposed first floor extension to the side & new pitched roof to porch/canopy to the front property.

    19 Beechwood Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NU

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  21. Decided2025/0287/FUL

    Proposed re-use of existing building to create single, detached, self-contained dwelling.

    Gatton Barn Farm Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  22. Decided2025/0288/FUL

    Proposed re-use of existing building to create single, detached, self-contained dwelling (with minor external alterations)

    Gatton Barn Farm Tears Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7UA

    Received 24 Mar 2025
  23. Decided2025/0289/PNP

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for details - Construction of an area of hardstanding for agricultural use

    Land To The East Of Martin Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 21 Mar 2025
  24. Decided2025/0290/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 7.50m. Maximum height of the extension 3.50m. Height of eaves of the extension is 2.70m.

    2 Pear Tree Mews Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5WD

    Received 24 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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