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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
14,494Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 12,931 approved or refused records
1,939Refused applications

10,992 approved · 1,939 refused · 712 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided2026/0316/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 regarding materials relating to planning permission 2023/1120/LBC.

    The Water Tower Tower Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EE

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  2. Decided2026/0317/FUL

    Part rear and side extension to link up with the existing rear extension. Part garage conversion and replace existing dormer with new to front of the house.

    15 Greenwood Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BL

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  3. Decided2026/0318/FUL

    First floor extension above existing garage.

    63 Ayrefield Road Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QP

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  4. Decided2026/0319/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Change of use of land from agricultural to residential use and the development of a domestic outbuilding.

    58C Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QF

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  5. Decided2026/0321/PNP

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

    Appleton Farm Sluice Lane Rufford L40 1SP

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  6. Awaiting decision2026/0322/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    20 Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RQ

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  7. Awaiting decision2026/0323/FUL

    Single storey side extension. Demolition of existing sheds. New detached double garage.

    Mill House Mill Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HJ

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  8. DecidedT/2026/0039/TPO

    T1 - Sycamore, tree is in decline and dropping limbs, on this basis the tree needs removing.

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

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  9. Decided2026/0324/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition 10 regarding coal mining report for planning permission 2023/1078/FUL.

    Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TA

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  10. Registered2026/0325/FUL

    The removal of the three, metal clad, storage buildings, timber store and adjacent garage building to be replaced with two new dwellings, consisting of a single-storey and a one and a half-storey building, utilising previously developed land.

    Blindmans Lane Farm Blindmans Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AD

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  11. Decided2026/0326/FUL

    Two storey side and rear extension

    9 Beechwood Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NU

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  12. Decided2026/0327/FUL

    Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 2022/0399/FUL (change of use to children's home) to allow occupation up to the age of 18.

    Brickmakers Barn Whiterails Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3BE

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  13. DecidedT/2026/0032/TCA

    T101 - Horse Chestnut - Remove one split branch on the southern side of the crown. This branch is to be removed to reduce the risk of failure into the newly created garden space.

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

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  14. Decided2026/0328/FUL

    Retrospective Planning for 1.8m Boundary Fence (Corner Plot).

    224 Bescar Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9QT

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  15. Decided2026/0330/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2025/0965/FUL - additional door opening added to side elevation to facilitate fire escape.

    123 Jackfield Way Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6EU

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  16. Decided2026/0331/FUL

    Erection of single-storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse.

    14 Kearsley Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6BQ

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  17. Registered2026/0332/FUL

    Demolition of existing attached single-storey garage and erection of replacement attached single-storey garage with ancillary utility room and shower room accommodation.

    11 Summerwood Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RG

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  18. Decided2026/0333/FUL

    Erection of shared porch to Nos. 79 and 81 Ormskirk Road.

    79 And 81 Ormskirk Road Blaguegate Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8TR

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  19. Registered2026/0334/FUL

    Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project

    Land At Junction With Pimbo Road Paxton Place West Pimbo Up Holland Lancashire

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  20. Decided2026/0335/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 & 5 of planning permission 2025/0261/FUL relating to Ecological Management and Coal Mining.

    Highfield House Coal Pit Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HH

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  21. Decided2026/0336/FUL

    Single storey rear extension to form sun lounge

    9 Fylde Crescent Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6FQ

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  22. Decided2026/0337/FUL

    Proposed extension to existing rear dormer.

    57A New Lane Crossens Southport Lancashire PR9 8LN

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  23. Decided2026/0338/FUL

    Remodelling of dwellinghouse, including two-storey side extension following demolition of existing extension.

    Koshara House Hollin House Green Back Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SX

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  24. DecidedT/2026/0033/TCA

    Conifer tree to be removed due to limb failure over winter.

    55A Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QQ

    Received 23 Apr 2026

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