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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
12,997Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 11,609 approved or refused records
1,785Refused applications

9,824 approved · 1,785 refused · 620 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Dec 2007 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2025/0653/FUL

    Forward porch and two storey rear extension, following the demolition of existing conservatory. Garage conversion along with side extension and first floor addition.

    Firswood Nursery Old Engine Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UZ

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  2. DecidedT/2025/0088/TPO

    T1 Oak. Crown lift to 3m to allow farm machinery to pass and off the roof of neighbouring property. Crown thin no more than 10%T2 Sycamore. Deadwood, crown thin no more than 10%. 1m lateral reduction away from property T3 Beech. Crown Thin no more than 10%. Reduce Crown no more than 10% and Remove All Dead Wood

    Rose Cottage Robin Hood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QG

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  3. Decided2025/0654/FUL

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    258 Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JF

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  4. Decided2025/0655/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2023/0983/FUL relating to noise assessment.

    2C Moorfield Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JD

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  5. Decided2025/0656/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 6 and 7 of planning permission 2025/0265/FUL relating to Bird/Bat boxes and Biodiversity Gain Plan.

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

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  6. Decided2025/0657/ADV

    Advertisement Consent - Facia sign above ground floor window.

    115B Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  7. Decided2025/0659/ADV

    Advertisement Consent - Installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage at service area.

    Aughton Hand Car Wash Liverpool Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LW

    Received 29 Jul 2025
  8. Decided2025/0660/FUL

    Proposed two storey and single storey extension to main dwelling house and amendments to the existing dormers. Demolition of Guest House, Pool house and United Utilities Building and existing Conservatory.

    East Springs 43A Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6ST

    Received 29 Jul 2025
  9. Decided2025/0661/LDP

    Lawful Development (Proposed) - Proposed replacement transformer, associated works to the brick blast walls and temporary fencing.

    Land South Of Warpers Moss Lane Burscough Lancashire L40 4AQ

    Received 29 Jul 2025
  10. Decided2025/0662/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no. 3 of planning permission 2025/0250/LBC relating to Materials and Method of Construction.

    Drapers Farmhouse Finch Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DU

    Received 29 Jul 2025
  11. Decided2025/0663/FUL

    Full planning application for the erection of 2no. dwellings.

    Land At Rufford Marina Off Watersedge Drive Rufford L40 1TD

    Received 29 Jul 2025
  12. Decided2025/0665/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14 & 19 of planning permission 2024/0103/FUL relating to Contaminated Land Assessment, Materials, Landscaping, Drainage Strategy, Highway Street Management and Construction Surface Water Management Plan.

    The Village Inn 101 High Street Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8AT

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  13. Decided2025/0666/ADV

    Advertisement Consent - Illuminated signage column at front entrance.

    Michael Pearce Limited 20 Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6ST

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  14. Decided2025/0667/FUL

    Single storey side extension

    6 Apple Hey Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9HF

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  15. Registered2025/0668/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2021/0799/FUL relating to approved plans.

    Elm Barn Butchers Lane Aughton Lancashire L39 6SY

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  16. Decided2025/0669/FUL

    Erection of 6No detached houses, new private access road and associated landscaping.

    Land Adjacent 12 The Green Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6SB

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  17. Decided2025/0670/FUL

    Installation of 3no. Air Source Heat Pumps along with concrete supporting base and proposed acoustic enclosure.

    Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  18. Decided2025/0672/FUL

    Retrospective demolition of existing garage and outbuilding and erection of new outbuilding.

    23 Knowsley Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 31 Jul 2025
  19. DecidedT/2025/0089/TPO

    See relevant documentation

    1 Westhaven Mews Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DZ

    Received 27 Jul 2025
  20. Decided2025/0673/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of dwelling without compliance with the agricultural occupancy condition (no.1) imposed on planning permission 8/6/8990.

    235 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HL

    Received 31 Jul 2025
  21. Decided2025/0674/FUL

    Retrospective removal of spoil to facilitate the erection of a Light Industrial Unit (Use Class E(g. i,ii,iii)), comprising 8.no 'Starter Units'.

    Merlin Park Ringtail Road Burscough Industrial Estate Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JY

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  22. Decided2025/0675/OUT

    Outline application - Proposed Residential Development Creating One Detached Dwelling on Land to The west of no.4 Tunley Lane, Wrightington (some matters reserved).

    4 Tunley Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RH

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  23. Decided2025/0676/PNP

    Application to determine whether Prior Approval is required - Agricultural storage building.

    Appleton Farm Sluice Lane Rufford L40 1SP

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  24. Decided2025/0677/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3,4,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17, 18 & 20 of planning permission 2023/0296/FUL relating to Surface water sustainable strategy, constructions surface water management plan, site access & off site works highway mitigation, Highway works, Management & maintenance of proposed streets, Surface water collection drainage strategy, Piling Operation, Site investigations, Fencing/walls/gates, Materials and Hard & Soft Landscaping.

    Land To The Rear Of 126-160 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 4 Aug 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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