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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 dates15,353Searchable applications
416Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,722 approved or refused records
2,068Refused applications
11,654 approved · 2,068 refused · 765 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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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
- Awaiting decision2026/0745/FUL
Proposed front dormer.
12 Beacon View Drive Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0HL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0746/FUL
Demolition of existing stable/storage building and erection of replacement ancillary outbuilding, with change of use to ancillary home office, workshop and storage.
The Poplars Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UE
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0747/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 5 of planning permission 2024/0620/FUL relating to Ecological Enhancement Plan.
Delph Cottage Crow Lane Dalton Wigan Lancashire WN8 7RY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0748/PIP
Application for Permission in Principle - up to 3 dwellings to be erected on existing compound site.
Land Opposite 152 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0750/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 4 & 5 of planning permission 2025/0842/FUL relating to Highways Junction DesignLux Contour Mapping and Specification.
Up Holland Labour Club 338 Ormskirk Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9AR
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision2026/0751/FUL
Various window and door alterations. Alteration to front access steps with driveway alterations with added dropped curbs. Boundary treatment alterations (fences).
2 Eskdale Avenue Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5EX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0752/FUL
Single story rear extension
25 White Moss Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BL
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0753/PNC
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class Q - Change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (and for building works necessary to convert the building).
Gornalls Farm Sandy Lane Holmeswood Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1UF
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0754/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to habitable room and store and proposed stair landing obscure glazed window.
14 Meadow Nook Drive Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8AA
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0755/FUL
Siting of a mobile caravan annex to provide ancillary residential accommodation.
24 Station Road Barton Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JN
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0756/PNC
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Class R - Change of use from agricultural building to storage (Use Class B8).
Brookfield Nurseries Guide Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6XS
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0758/CON
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14 & 22 of planning permission 2025/0565/FUL relating to BNG, drainage strategy, surface water, soil management, highway mitigation, street construction and external lighting.
Land To The East Of Prescot Road Aughton Lancashire
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0759/LDC
Certificate of Lawfulness - C3 Use of Mobile Home and Land to the north-west of Mole Hall, 8 Holland Moss, Skelmersdale, WN8 9PZ.
Mole Hall 8 Holland Moss Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9PZ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0761/CON
Approval of details reserved by conditions 9 & 18 of planning permission 2025/0565/FUL relating to a Construction Management Plan and Construction Environmental Management Plan.
Land To The East Of Prescot Road Aughton Lancashire
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided2026/0762/PNH
Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse. Extension extends beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 6m. Maximum height of the extension 3m. Height of eaves of the extension 3m.
111 Whalley Drive Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6RE
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0763/FUL
Proposed alterations and extension to an existing kennel building, including the provision of a new pitched roof and erection of a new 13-compartment kennel building.
Kennels Wellcross Farm 123 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0764/FUL
Proposed change of use of Existing Access Track to Provide Vehicular Access to the Approved Dog Exercise Field
Kennels Wellcross Farm 123 Tower Hill Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DT
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0765/FUL
Partial conversion of existing integral garage into habitable accommodation, including increase in roof height and associated internal and external alterations.
4 Gore Drive Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4UA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0766/FUL
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch.
Nationwide 29 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2EG
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision2026/0767/CON
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 & 5 of planning permission 2025/0820/FUL relating to landscaping and drainage.
Harrisons Transport Tollgate Road Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 8LD
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0768/FUL
Proposed removal of existing flat roof porch and erection of new pitched roof porch. Demolition of existing garden room with the erection of a single-storey extension to both sides of property.
196 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0769/FUL
First floor extension above existing utility/garage including part two storey rear extension along with brick infill and window to lounge sliding door.
22 Cromwell Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5ET
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0770/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to side and rear and first floor extension to rear.
138 - 140 Liverpool Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8BX
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered2026/0771/FUL
Proposed rear extension and rear dormer window
17 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SU
Received 14 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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