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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
14,679Searchable applications
415Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,110 approved or refused records
1,968Refused applications

11,142 approved · 1,968 refused · 716 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Oct 2006 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0055/TPO

    T1 Lime Remove ivy and any dead wood to improve health of tree and to mitigate health and safety issues T2 Lime Crown rise by 4 meters dead wood to lift crown away from path way and carriage way and to mitigate health and safety issues T3 Lime Crown rise by 4 meters dead wood to lift crown away from path way and carriage way and to mitigate health and safety issues T4 Lime Dead wood to improve health of tree and to mitigate health and safety issues T5 Lime Crown rise by 4 meters dead wood to lift crown away from path way and carriage way and to mitigate health and safety issuesT6 Lime Crown rise by 4 meters dead wood to lift crown away from path way and carriage way and buildings and to mitigate health and safety issuesG1 Silver Birch To tip prune six saplings by 1-2 meter away from buildings and to in over extending branches to reduce failure.

    12 Grammar School Court Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4PY

    Received 20 May 2026
  2. Decided2026/0422/FUL

    Proposed two storey rear infill extension.

    3 Oak Tree Court Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6SP

    Received 20 May 2026
  3. Decided2026/0423/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed works include replacement of existing windows and rear door alteration, re-rendering of front elevation, Installation of Solar Panels to front roof slope and skylight to rear roof slope as well as installation of electric vehicle charging point.

    The Barn Brandreth Park Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AG

    Received 21 May 2026
  4. Decided2026/0424/PIP

    Application for Permission in Principle - erection of 1no. dwelling.

    Land To The West Of Smithy Farm Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

    Received 21 May 2026
  5. Decided2026/0425/PIP

    Application for Permission in Principle for up to 2 no. dwellings.

    Land Rear Of 22 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Lancashire

    Received 20 May 2026
  6. Registered2026/0426/FUL

    Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 2025/0756/FUL in relation to approved plans.

    Little Hall Farm 52 Cottage Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NJ

    Received 21 May 2026
  7. Decided2026/0427/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Garage Conversion

    14 Fairfield Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1RL

    Received 22 May 2026
  8. Registered2026/0428/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2024/1056/FUL in relation to approved plans.

    Agriculture House 1 Moss Lane View Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9TL

    Received 22 May 2026
  9. Decided2026/0429/FUL

    Forecourt canopy raise from 4.6m to 5.3m between ground and underside of canopy

    Bickerstaffe Service Station (BP) Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0JG

    Received 22 May 2026
  10. Decided2026/0430/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2024/0046/FUL in relation to approved plans.

    192 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AZ

    Received 22 May 2026
  11. Decided2026/0431/FUL

    Single-storey rear extension.

    15 Turnpike Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LD

    Received 25 May 2026
  12. Decided2026/0432/FUL

    Create a parking bay to the side of 9 Hesketh Lane with dropped kerb.

    9 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UB

    Received 26 May 2026
  13. Decided2026/0433/FUL

    Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 8/6/13369 in relation to agricultural occupancy condition.

    50 Wyke Cop Road Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LR

    Received 26 May 2026
  14. DecidedT/2026/0040/TCA

    Removal of Laurel. This is overgrown and blocks light to the back of the house in the evening. Pruning or removal of small oak tree in front of the Laurel, the branches overhang the garden considerably. This tree has self seeded from the TPO which is positioned above the tree.

    The Barn Brandreth Park Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AG

    Received 27 May 2026
  15. Decided2026/0434/LDP

    Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed fence under 2m to be erected on the road side of Mill Lane for property side garden.

    14 Mill Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DA

    Received 27 May 2026
  16. Decided2026/0435/LDC

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - regarding commencement of drainage work prior to expiry date in condition no.1 of 2021/1478/FUL.

    Nook Farm Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LH

    Received 27 May 2026
  17. DecidedT/2026/0056/TPO

    T1 Oak Tree (Rear Garden)Reduce and Rehape. Laterally Reduce Back from Property by up to 1m. Reduce the Crown by 1m

    1 Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP

    Received 27 May 2026
  18. DecidedT/2026/0057/TPO

    Fell and Remove Diseased Sycamore Tree in Front Garden.This Tree has been observed for several years and it would appear its condition is worsening and shedding limbs onto neighbouring driveway.

    5 Fulwood Avenue Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RP

    Received 27 May 2026
  19. Decided2026/0436/LDC

    Certificate of Lawfulness - relating to a single-storey rear extension constructed at the property.

    7 Hornby Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7AW

    Received 28 May 2026
  20. Awaiting decision2026/0437/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2021/0507/ARM in relation to proposed minor amendments to the approved size and layout of the equipped play area and MUGA.

    Yew Tree Farm Higgins Lane Burscough Lancashire

    Received 28 May 2026
  21. Decided2026/0438/FUL

    Proposed rear 2 storey extension, single storey side and rear extension

    2 Gaw Hill View Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3QX

    Received 28 May 2026
  22. Registered2026/0439/FUL

    Retrospective application for retention of agricultural yard used to facilitate access to existing/approved agricultural buildings.

    Walker Fold Farm Carr Lane Tarleton Lancashire PR4 6BY

    Received 28 May 2026
  23. Decided2026/0440/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition No's 4, 6 and 7 of planning permission 2025/1035/FUL in relation to Ecological Management Plan, Lighting and Biodiversity Enhancements.

    Land Adjacent To 372 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Lancashire

    Received 28 May 2026
  24. Registered2026/0441/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no's 4 of planning permission 2019/0371/OUT relating to Drainage.

    Land To The West Of Todds Lane Banks Lancashire

    Received 28 May 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.

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