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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
14,467Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 12,907 approved or refused records
1,936Refused applications

10,971 approved · 1,936 refused · 710 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedT/2026/0036/TPO

    Removal and maintenance of various trees as per tree survey.

    Hesketh Bank Community Centre Rear Hall Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6SR

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  2. Decided2026/0297/FUL

    Proposed rear dormer extension, enlargement existing porch, widening of front access, and increase to front hardstanding and dropped kerb.

    114 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NN

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  3. Registered2026/0298/LBC

    Listed Building Consent - Removal of all existing windows and their replace with traditionally detailed timber windows designed to accurately reflect the buildings fenestration. Removal of french doors and replaced with like for like timber.

    Hawarden Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HQ

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  4. Registered2026/0299/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 21 of planning permission 2019/0867/FUL relating to Ecological Mitigation Scheme.

    Land At Becconsall Lane Farm 31 Becconsall Lane Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  5. DecidedT/2026/0029/TCA

    Fell and Remove Conifer at Top of Drive which is hindering access to the property. Removing this will make is safer for cars going in and out and will allow shrubbery below to flourish

    Flax House 97 Liverpool Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SB

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  6. Registered2026/0300/FUL

    Change of use of land to car park, provision of widened sealed access, helipad, stoned parking area, 1.8m boundary security fence on highway/access boundary, and electric gates.

    Northern Divers Building East Quarry Appley Lane North Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9AE

    Received 14 Apr 2026
  7. Decided2026/0301/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2023/0587/LBC in relation to approved plans.

    Harsnips Farm House 82 Elmers Green Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SE

    Received 14 Apr 2026
  8. Registered2026/0302/PIP

    Application for Permission in Principle - Proposed erection of up to 9no. dwellings with associated infrastructure.

    Land East Of Station Road Hesketh Bank Lancashire

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  9. Decided2026/0303/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - creation of access track to facilitate access to planting beds.

    Boundary House Farm Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UA

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  10. Decided2026/0304/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 6 of planning permission 2023/1176/FUL relating to lighting.

    Lockhurst Holdings Ltd Blaguegate Works Stanley Way Stanley Industrial Estate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EA

    Received 13 Apr 2026
  11. DecidedT/2026/0030/TCA

    Proposed works to blossom tree in rear garden.

    Saxon Cottage Smithy Brow Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NE

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  12. DecidedT/2026/0037/TPO

    Proposed 3m crown reduction of mature oak tree in rear garden due to excessive shading and to maintain health of tree.

    8 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB

    Received 14 Apr 2026
  13. Decided2026/0305/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 10 of planning permission 2025/0864/FUL relating to Natural England Licence.

    Shakelady Hey Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU

    Received 15 Apr 2026
  14. DecidedT/2026/0038/TPO

    T10 & T11 Both silbver birches - to have a 2-3m crown reduction carried out

    Crossways Parrs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BP

    Received 15 Apr 2026
  15. Decided2026/0306/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Change of use of class C3 dwelling house to C2 children's home for one child.

    31 School Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8EH

    Received 15 Apr 2026
  16. Decided2026/0307/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement outbuilding/car port.

    Moss Nook Farm 101 Crabtree Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 0RW

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  17. Decided2026/0308/FUL

    Demolish extensions to rear including detached garage. Form two storey rear and single storey side extensions along with new bay window to front. New first floor side window and block paving to driveway.

    8 Hares Lane Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LQ

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  18. Decided2026/0309/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Extension to an existing outbuilding to create a sunroom and shower room. Also a full re-roof from flat to pitched.

    31 Hall Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QB

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  19. Decided2026/0311/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of planning permission 2023/0273/FUL relating to implementation date, approved plans, materials and rooflights.

    46 New Street Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RS

    Received 15 Apr 2026
  20. Decided2026/0312/FUL

    Existing porch to the side elevation and conservatory to the rear are demolished. A single-storey rear elevation extension with a hipped roof is proposed to the rear, and a new porch to the front.

    Fairfields Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TY

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  21. Decided2026/0313/PNP

    Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - Agricultural storage building.

    Land West Of Rabbit Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  22. DecidedT/2026/0031/TCA

    T1 - Oak - Crown rasie upto third of trees total height, to include the 2 lowest lateral limbs.T2 - Apple - Reduce canopy upto 30%.T3 - Oak - Crown raise upto a third of the trees total height.T4 - Hazel - Re-Coppice. Reasons - To reduce shading and a part of good tree management.

    Asland Flash Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SW

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  23. Decided2026/0314/FUL

    Removal or Variation of Condition 9 of planning permission 2018/0941/FUL in relation to Permitted Development Rights

    Sprodley Brook Farm House Finch Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DU

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  24. Decided2026/0315/FUL

    Two storey extension to front.

    176A Renacres Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SQ

    Received 17 Apr 2026

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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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