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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 dates14,885Searchable applications
415Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,291 approved or refused records
1,993Refused applications
11,298 approved · 1,993 refused · 735 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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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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
- DecidedT/2026/0071/TPO
Tree pruning required to allow Openreach to access their telecoms pole for safety testing. 1m of clearance required around the pole on all sides.
Rosedale House Brandreth Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered2026/0549/FUL
Application for the erection of an agricultural building.
Woodlands Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UE
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0550/FUL
Planning application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker
Town Green Railway Station Middlewood Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RG
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0551/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed loft conversion with dormer to the rear elevation.
16 Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RQ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered2026/0552/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 of planning permission 2022/0599/FUL relating to Drainage.
Land Adjacent To Burscough Cricket Club School Lane Burscough Lancashire
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0553/FUL
Proposed first floor side extension above existing living space.
Dawber Delph Farm 107 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered2026/0554/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 3, 5, 7, 8 & 9 of planning permission 2025/0051/FUL relating to Materials, Drainage, Bird and Bat Nesting Boxes, Boundary Treatments, Hard and Soft Landscaping.
1 Bungalow Hundred End Lane Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedT/2026/0047/TCA
T1 SycamoreFell - causing excessive shading of bowling green, also concerns over structural integrity. Multistem previously coppiced. Compression unions all round base increasing risk of failure. Signs of decay in old coppice bowl in centre.
Stanley Arms Hotel St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0557/PNP
Application for Determination as to Whether Prior Approval is Required for Details - An extension of an existing agricultural building, for the storage of agricultural machinery.
Molyneux Kale Company Middle Place Asmall Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8JL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0558/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 3, 4 & 5 of planning permission 2025/0877/FUL relating to Construction Management Plan, CEMP and Biodiversity Gain Plan / Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.
Scarisbrick Hall School Southport Road Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0559/FUL
Change of use of a garden room to a beauty & foot health treatment room
54B Heathey Lane Shirdley Hill Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedT/2026/0048/TCA
Mixed conifer row situated on the left hand boundary of 13 Smithy Lane, starting at the entrance gate and running up to the rear boundary (G1 on sketch plan).Proposing to fell the entire group to ground level, grind out remaining stumps, and replant during the winter.Planting species will be dependent on stock at a local nursery, but we always advise replacing non-native species with native ones to boost biodiversity.
13 Smithy Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8HH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0560/SCR
Screening Opinion - Proposed residential development of up to 50 dwellings on land to the north of Parrs Lane, Aughton.
Land At Parrs Lane Aughton Lancashire
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0561/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed side and rear extensions, porch and detached outbuilding.
The Orchard Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Unknown2026/0562/PNA
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Proposed additional storey to existing dwellinghouse. Maximum height of proposed additional storey - 8.6m.
The Orchard Gorse Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0563/LDP
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear facing dormer and two front facing Velux rooflights, proposed single storey rear extension, and proposed detached single garage to the rear.
7 Skull House Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9DR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0564/FUL
Proposed alterations and extensions to Greystone Farm.
Greystone Farm Hall Lane Bispham Wigan Lancashire WN8 7BD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0565/FUL
Proposed conversion of a former bank methodist church Class F1 into day nursery and after school club Class E
Banks Methodist Church Chapel Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0566/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle - for a minimum of 4 dwellings and a maximum of 9 dwellings.
Land East Of The Marshes Lane Mere Brow Tarleton Lancashire
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedT/2026/0050/TCA
Section 211 Notice - Crown lift including the removal of a primary branch over the road.
St Helens Road Park St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided2026/0567/FUL
Planning application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker
Ormskirk Railway Station Station Approach Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2YN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0568/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition nos 7, 8 & 9 of planning permission 2025/0728/FUL relating to landscaping, external suface materials and parking.
Land To The East Of 155 Southport New Road Tarleton Lancashire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Registered2026/0569/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no's 3, 4, 5 and 6 of planning permission 2025/0547/FUL relating to materials, foul and surface water strategy, construction environmental management plan and bird nesting boxes.
White Rails Farm 86 Turnpike Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LF
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided2026/0570/NMA
Non-material amendment(s) to planning permission 2020/1267/FUL - relating to boundary treatments.
Land To The West Of Neverstitch Road Skelmersdale Lancashire
Received 3 Jul 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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