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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
14,232Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 12,703 approved or refused records
1,907Refused applications

10,796 approved · 1,907 refused · 691 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Dec 2007 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2026/0190/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 19 & 20 of planning permission 2022/0642/FUL relating to drainage.

    Earls Grange Yew Tree Park Chancel Way Ormskirk Burscough L40 7AS

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  2. Decided2026/0191/FUL

    Single storey extension at rear following the demolition of conservatory. New flat roof with lantern.

    21 Norris House Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AH

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  3. Decided2026/0192/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 5, 7 & 9 of planning permission 2024/0684/FUL relating to contaminated land, historic buildings and bat licence.

    Holly Lane Farm Holly Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HJ

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  4. Registered2026/0193/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 6, 11 & 12 of planning permission 2023/0318/FUL relating to lighting driveways, design strategy and bird nesting and bat boxes.

    33 Fermor Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6AP

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  5. Decided2026/0194/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Agricultural storage building, arable crops and agricultural machinery.

    Land Off Shore Road Hesketh Bank PR4 6XP

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  6. Decided2026/0195/FUL

    Application for a single storey rear extension and modifications to existing side entrance/porch area.

    3 Clarkes Cottages Hall Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SB

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  7. Registered2026/0196/FUL

    Variation of conditions 2 of planning permission 2022/0659/FUL in relation to approved plans.

    Holt Lodge 181 Bold Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SH

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  8. Decided2026/0197/FUL

    Alterations to external opening and the creation of lightwells including retrospective erection of close boarded timber fencing to the rear with a max height of 2.275m.

    17 Greetby Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DP

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  9. Registered2026/0198/FUL

    Change of use from Domestic Garage to Small Scale Pet Crematorium.

    The Byre 4 Mercer Court Great Altcar Liverpool Lancashire L31 4LF

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  10. DecidedT/2026/0026/TPO

    Proposed crown raise of 1.2 metres to yew tree, to clear the neighbours garage roof, pavement and driveway.

    5 Flax Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TD

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  11. Decided2026/0199/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Single-storey extension to side.

    33 Yew Tree Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NS

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  12. DecidedT/2026/0027/TPO

    T1 - Sycamore - Remove lower epicormic impacting bus stop sign. T2 - Sycamore - Remove lower epicormic growth impacting footpath. T3 - Pine - Remove 2 lowest lateral branches, at approximately 6ft high impacting footpath.

    238 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RH

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  13. DecidedT/2026/0020/TCA

    Proposed crown reduction and deadwood removal to a mature Cherry Blossom (Prunus) located in the private rear garden.

    Saxon Cottage Smithy Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NE

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  14. Decided2026/0200/FUL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to create a ground floor shower room.

    18 Heatons Bridge Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JG

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  15. Decided2026/0201/ADV

    Advertisement consent - 1 no. fascia sign; 1 no. projecting sign; 3 no. wall-mounted signs (signage to replace existing)

    Craven Funeral Directors 16 Derby Street West Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NH

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  16. Decided2026/0203/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 7 & 19 of planning permission 2019/0867/FUL relating to Access & Residents pack.

    Land At Becconsall Lane Farm 31 Becconsall Lane Hesketh Bank Lancashire PR4 6RR

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  17. Decided2026/0204/FUL

    Proposed front extension to and conversion of garage to bedroom and wetroom for disabled occupant, including an additional window and access doorway to the side elevations and an access ramp to the rear.

    18 Eastleigh Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6AX

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  18. Decided2026/0205/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 12 & 13 of planning permission 2022/1314/FUL relating to electric vehicle charging points and external lighting.

    Holly Fold Farm Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HJ

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  19. Decided2026/0206/NMA

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2025/0853/FUL - removal of roof light and glazing to the side elevation.

    24 College Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0PY

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  20. Decided2026/0207/FUL

    Single storey side extension.

    19 Mercury Way Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BE

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  21. Decided2026/0208/PNR

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required for the proposed - Roof-Mounted Solar photovolatics.

    West Lancashire NHS Trust Ormskirk General Hospital Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AZ

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  22. Decided2026/0209/FUL

    Removal of condition 6 regarding agricultural occupancy of planning permission 8/6/9978, due to non-compliance as per application 2026/0014/LDC

    177 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HJ

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  23. DecidedT/2026/0021/TCA

    T1 lime fell heavy suppressed by neighbouring sycamore. Weighted heavily towards road

    2 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  24. DecidedT/2026/0028/TPO

    See attached tree survey

    14 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB

    Received 19 Mar 2026

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What these statistics cover

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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