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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
15,216Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,597 approved or refused records
2,038Refused applications

11,559 approved · 2,038 refused · 753 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Oct 2006 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Registered2026/0690/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage & utility space; proposed part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension; proposed single-storey side extension; proposed bay window side extension; and elevation amendments. Existing pedestrian access widened to a vehicular access.

    60 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  2. DecidedT/2026/0063/TCA

    Remove T1 - Cypress - T2 - Holly.

    27 Chapel Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QE

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  3. Registered2026/0691/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 6 of planning permission 2024/0168/FUL relating to Drainage and Water Treatment.

    Abbey Farm Caravan Park Abbey Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TX

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  4. Decided2026/0692/FUL

    Proposed double storey side extension along with internal and external alterations.

    Inya View 36 Dingle Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0EN

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  5. Decided2026/0693/FUL

    Single storey side extension and loft conversion with dormers front and rear.

    45 Courtfield Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1LA

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  6. Decided2026/0694/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - New loft conversion including dormer extension.

    Woodcroft 19 Beech Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SJ

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  7. Registered2026/0695/FUL

    Use of garage (Class B2) for MOT station, repairs and servicing (retrospective).

    Scarth Hill Garage 42 Scarth Hill Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UH

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  8. DecidedT/2026/0090/TPO

    Removall of branches of T1 Oak to reduce weight.

    46 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7EA

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  9. Awaiting decision2026/0696/FUL

    Full Planning Application for the erection of a cat hotel.

    6 Drummersdale Lane Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire L40 9RB

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  10. Registered2026/0698/CON

    Approval of details reserved by condition no 9 of planning permission 2019/0371/OUT relating to Landscape Scheme for Hard and Soft Landscaping works.

    Land To The West Of Todds Lane Banks Lancashire

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  11. Decided2026/0699/FUL

    Replacement Ground Floor Windows To Front Elevation

    242 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RH

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  12. RegisteredT/2026/0091/TPO

    Holly -T1 & Holly -T2 - Crown Reduction due to growing into neighbours property.

    28 New Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SR

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  13. RegisteredT/2026/0092/TPO

    Leylandi - T1 - Fell.

    28 New Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SR

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  14. Awaiting decision2026/0700/FUL

    Erection of Class E(b) restaurant / Sui Generis (takeaway) drive-thru pod with associated car parking and landscaping works.

    Land At The Concourse Shopping Centre Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6LT

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  15. Awaiting decision2026/0701/FUL

    Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 2026/0106/FUL in relation to approved plans.

    203 Mossy Lea Road Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9RW

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  16. DecidedT/2026/0093/TPO

    Co-dominant specimen that failed when one of the leaders snapped and fell across the carriageway - we will be removing the remaining stem and an adjacent dead tree.

    Bank House Ayrefield Farm Bank Brow Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0SY

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  17. Decided2026/0702/FUL

    Siting of mobile home for residential occupation in association with 151 Hall Lane

    Land Adjacent 151 Hall Lane Simonswood Lancashire

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  18. Registered2026/0703/FUL

    Window replacement and garage door infill. Install roof windows on the rear elevation. Change of use of garage to habitable space.

    Virginia Grove Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UN

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  19. Registered2026/0704/FUL

    Proposed single storey detached garage to side of existing house, with new entrance canopy to front door/front elevation, and associated stone cills and new gates to driveway, with associated landscaping.

    Whitehouse Holmeswood Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TX

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  20. Decided2026/0705/FUL

    First floor extension to the side.

    15 Warpers Moss Close Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4LQ

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  21. Registered2026/0706/CON

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 & 8 of planning permission 2020/0272/FUL relating to Drainage and ecology.

    Windmill Court 24 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  22. DecidedT/2026/0064/TCA

    T1 & T2 Sycamores to be reduced under phone wires and reshaped and crown lift above payment and road to highways standard.

    88 Chapel Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QF

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  23. Registered2026/0707/FUL

    Proposed new dwelling, including garage and boundary wall.

    2 Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EB

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  24. Decided2026/0708/FUL

    Proposed new boundary treatment

    33 Brighouse Close Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3NA

    Received 24 Aug 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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