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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
13,463Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 12,020 approved or refused records
1,829Refused applications

10,191 approved · 1,829 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2025/1030/PNP

    Consideration of Details for Prior Approval - Proposed portal steel frame storage building to match exisiting with opensided but roofed link between the two.

    Boundary House Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UA

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  2. Decided2025/1031/FUL

    Side elevation double storey extension

    19 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AX

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  3. Decided2025/1032/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Erection of Agricultural Storage Building.

    Land To The West Of Hunters Lane Blackgate Lane Preston Tarleton PR4 6J

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  4. Decided2025/1033/FUL

    Full planning permission to occupy the outbuilding as a separate commercial unit (office, store and WC) and garaging at no. 80 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ

    80 Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  5. Decided2025/1034/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2022/1225/FUL - Inclusion of a smoking shelter.

    Christ The Servant Church Birkrig Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9HW

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  6. Decided2025/1035/FUL

    Technical Details Consent pursuant to Permission in Principle reference 2025/0300/PIP for the erection of one self-build dwelling.

    Land Adjacent To 372 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Lancashire

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  7. Decided2025/1036/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 12 of planning permission 2022/1225/FUL relating to Surface Water Drainage.

    Christ The Servant Church Birkrig Digmoor Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9HW

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  8. Decided2025/1037/FUL

    Replacement and enlargement of existing dormer on side elevation

    Six Foxes Farm Jacksons Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SS

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  9. Decided2025/1038/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Proposed extension to an agricultural building.

    Agricultural Building East Of Beacon Lane Dalton Lancashire WN8 7RU

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  10. Decided2025/1039/FUL

    Change of Use only from C3 to C2 (Retrospective)

    1A Knowsley Mews Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  11. Decided2025/1040/FUL

    Change of Use to C2 from C3 (Retrospective)

    3 Knowsley Mews Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  12. Decided2025/1041/FUL

    Change of use from two C3 dwellings to one C2 dwelling (Retrospective)

    1 Knowsley Mews Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RB

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  13. DecidedT/2025/0158/TPO

    - Carry out recommended works in recent Arboricultural survey T066 (Fir) - Section fell leaving stumps as close to ground level as possible. T017 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T020(Ash) - Fell to ground level T021 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T022 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T023 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T031 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T033 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T034 (Ash) - Fell to ground level T037 (Sycamore) - Fell to ground level T039 (Poplar) - Pollard leaving stem at 3 metres high T041 (Sycamore) - Fell to ground level T058 (Ash) - Remove deadwood & fractured limb

    Brook Cottage 24 Briars Brook Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5XD

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  14. DecidedT/2025/0159/TPO

    T1 Beech- Reduce to give 2m clearance from propertyClear phone lines and pole to give 1m clearenceCrown lift to 5m

    Annexe 14 Tan House Lane Parbold Lancashire WN8 7HG

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  15. Decided2025/1042/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - New hip to gable roof and Loft conversion with dormer to the rear

    262 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7RF

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  16. Decided2025/1043/FUL

    Two storey side and single storey front and side extension with new driveway and dropped kerb formed. Main house to be rendered.

    1 Furnival Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SA

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  17. DecidedT/2025/0086/TCA

    Ash Tree Removal due to ash die back which is in heavy failing and would fall on potentially either 1 of grade 2 listed buildings

    The Priory House 7 Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  18. DecidedT/2025/0087/TCA

    Section 211 - notification to fell a beech tree to the rear of Timbers.

    Timbers Course Lane Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7XD

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  19. Decided2025/1045/FUL

    Full planning application for the erection of a new glasshouse, replacement and extension of existing glasshouses, and associated operational improvements including enhancement of loading bays and provision of forklift access.

    J And J Thompson And Sons 390 Moss Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XJ

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  20. Decided2025/1046/FUL

    Proposed single storey storage unit.

    Mossock Hall Golf Club Liverpool Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EE

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  21. Decided2025/1047/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Proposed paint removal on external wall, removal of damaged render on walls, repoint brickwork, installation of french drain, lime plastering on internal walls and replacement of faulty lighting.

    23 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QB

    Received 4 Dec 2025
  22. DecidedT/2025/0088/TCA

    G1 - Comprising of -3 x Larch - Crown raise upto a third of total height. 2 x Oak - Crown raise upto a third of total heigh. 1 x Oak (nearest to garage) - Reduce back from the garage by 2-3 meters. 1 x Oak - Remove one lowest dead branch over driveway. Reasons - To reduce shading and encroachment. And minimise the potential failure of dead branches.

    Asland Flash Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SW

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  23. Decided2025/1048/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Single storey rear extension

    15 Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EE

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  24. Decided2025/1049/FUL

    Single storey extension at front side and rear.

    32 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RJ

    Received 8 Dec 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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