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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
12,778Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,437 approved or refused records
1,765Refused applications

9,672 approved · 1,765 refused · 588 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Apr 2009 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/0058/TPO

    Pinus nigra OT2.Removal of 5 overhanging branches. The branches overhang the rear of the property causing a significant nuisance and debris from both dropping of pine needle and cones. Many birds sit on these particular branches and cause significant damage to Indian stone patio below.

    5 Sherwood Avenue Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BA

    Received 12 May 2025
  2. DecidedT/2025/0030/TCA

    T1 - Laurel - Remove due to poor form.T2 - Holly - Remove to allow light in rear garden of property and enhance view of semi-mature Lime.T3 - Holly - Remove to create space in border and eliminate overhang of road.T4 - Holly - Remove to create space in border and eliminate overhang of road.T5 - Holly - Remove to allow replanting of border.

    The Gate House Stoney Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AF

    Received 12 May 2025
  3. Decided2025/0439/FUL

    Change of use of upper floors to 8no. student studio units; installation of extraction grilles to front elevation; alterations to rear window heights; installation of automatic opening vent window in rear roof slope

    1 Church Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AE

    Received 12 May 2025
  4. Decided2025/0440/FUL

    Demolition of existing office building and erection of a detached residential dwelling

    Office Building At Lower Park Farm Hall Lane Lathom Lancashire

    Received 12 May 2025
  5. Decided2025/0441/FUL

    Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 8/77/59 in relation to agricultural occupancy.

    Mea 65 The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6JR

    Received 12 May 2025
  6. Decided2025/0442/PNH

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

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

    Received 12 May 2025
  7. Decided2025/0443/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition number 5, 8, 14 & 28 of planning permission 2022/0883/FUL relating to Lighting Plan, Management & Maintenance Plan, Surface Water O&M manual and Landscape & Ecological management plan.

    Sisters Of Notre Dame Convent Lancaster Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HT

    Received 12 May 2025
  8. Decided2025/0444/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class Q - Agricultural building to dwelling house with associated work.

    Romney Building Shaws Farm 28 Wyke Lane Scarisbrick PR9 8AA

    Received 13 May 2025
  9. Decided2025/0445/FUL

    Proposed Extensions, Loft Conversion & Alterations

    113 New Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RX

    Received 13 May 2025
  10. DecidedT/2025/0059/TPO

    Remove lower branches

    The Beeches Maltkiln Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SQ

    Received 12 May 2025
  11. Decided2025/0446/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions nos. 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of planning permission 2023/1116/FUL relating to the construction management plan, wheel cleaning, temporary site access, drop kerbs, materials, bird nesting/boxes and walls/fences.

    The Water Tower Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EE

    Received 13 May 2025
  12. Decided2025/0447/FUL

    Wigan Council Planning Application Ref. A/25/098464/MAJOR: Erection of a Use Class E Foodstore and Associated Site Works.

    Land Adjacent To 1A School Lane Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedT/2025/0060/TPO

    T1 Sycamore reduce in height by 2 meters and remove deadwood. T2 Sycamore remove in its entirety is showing serve signs of decline and dropping limbs.

    1 Halsall Hall Halsall Hall Drive Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8TQ

    Received 13 May 2025
  14. Decided2025/0448/LDP

    Lawful Development (Proposed) - Loft conversion including hip to gable and dormer extensions.

    37 Burscough Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2XE

    Received 13 May 2025
  15. DecidedT/2025/0031/TCA

    Felling of conifer (Numbered T1) in rear garden, within 15' of house, (as per plan 1).Tree has grown taller than house and considerably reduces the amount of ligfht reaching the rear garden.

    10 Beech Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SJ

    Received 13 May 2025
  16. Decided2025/0449/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 26 of planning permission 2021/0439/FUL relating to Section 104 agreement.

    Park House Black Moss Lane Scarisbrick Lancashire

    Received 13 May 2025
  17. DecidedT/2025/0061/TPO

    X2 HORSE CHESNUTS TO SIDE REDUCE CANOPY TO GAIN 1-2M CLEARNACE FROM THE OVERHEAD POWERLINE, MINIMAL PRUNING NEEDED, NO STRUCTURAL LIMBS REMOVEDSIDE PRUNE OF EPICORMIC GROWTH TO MAIN STEM ON SYCAMORE GROUP, TO GAIN 1-2M CLEARANCE OF OVERHEAD LINE

    Mill House Farm 92 New Street Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RS

    Received 13 May 2025
  18. Decided2025/0450/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition(s) no. 6 of planning permission 2024/0535/FUL relating to drainage.

    White Moss Road South Caravan Park White Moss Road South Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TH

    Received 14 May 2025
  19. Decided2025/0451/FUL

    Agricultural storage and livestock building (retrospective).

    Land To The North Of Back Lane Newburgh Lancashire WN8 7UQ

    Received 14 May 2025
  20. Decided2025/0452/PNC

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval of Details is required - Class Q - Change of use to dwelling from building (and building works necessary to convert the building).

    Gregory Farm Gregory Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SP

    Received 14 May 2025
  21. Decided2025/0453/PNC

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class Q - change of use to dwelling from agricultural building (and for building works necessary to convert the building).

    Freshfields Hundred End Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XL

    Received 14 May 2025
  22. Decided2025/0454/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Ancillary caravan as rest room/storage facilities.

    Land To The North Of Back Lane Newburgh Lancashire WN8 7UQ

    Received 14 May 2025
  23. DecidedT/2025/0062/TPO

    Group of three lime trees adjacent to the property as marked out on site overview, the client has requested for me to submit an application to reduce lateral limbs that are over hanging the property by two meters to provide sufficient clearance from the property works will be carried out to BS3998.

    34 Town Green Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SF

    Received 14 May 2025
  24. Decided2025/0455/FUL

    Proposed single-storey rear extension, front gable & lift dormer extensions, installation of covered entrance canopies to the front and side elevations, internal reconfiguration works and external level alterations.

    Wood Farm Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6EG

    Received 14 May 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.

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