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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

15,608Searchable applications

416Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 13,948 approved or refused records

2,099Refused applications

11,849 approved · 2,099 refused · 791 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Oct 2005 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 permission Contact planning Contact Building Control Local plan Planning policy Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Conservation areas Conservation areas Article 4 directions Article 4

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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

Registered2026/0858/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition nos. 8, 11, 12 & 15 of planning permission 2025/0122/FUL relating to Natural England Licence & Registration, Construction Management, Site Access & Off-Site Highways Works, Management & Maintenance of Proposed Streets.
Barn Adj Round Thorn Cottage Parrs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BP
Received 13 Oct 2026
Registered2026/0859/FUL
Change of use of part of former club from Community use Class F2 to Class E Commercial, Business and Service use.
Up Holland Labour Club 338 Ormskirk Road Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9AR
Received 13 Oct 2026
Registered2026/0860/CON
Approval of details reserved by condition no 3 of planning permission 2026/0579/FUL relating to External Materials.
48 Altys Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RQ
Received 13 Oct 2026
RegisteredT/2026/0081/TCA
Willow Tree - Fell & replace with another species
182 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA
Received 14 Oct 2026
Registered2026/0864/FUL
Alterations to front and side boundary treatments and dropped kerb application.
41 Liverpool Road South Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 7SU
Received 14 Oct 2026
RegisteredT/2026/0082/TCA
T1 Juglans sp - Reduce away from property by 2m, deadwood and crown clean.G1 mixed species - Remove all ( group of none native Lleylandi and dead sycamores). T2 Prunus avium - Reduce back from property by 2m, Deadwood and crown clean. T3 Fagus sylvatica - Remove ( large mature beech tree with two prominent ganoderma bracket fungi at the base suggesting established decay. Tree within close proximety to neighbouring property). G2 Fagus sylvatica - crown raise to 5m. T4 Fagus sylvatica - Crown raise to 5m, reduce away from property by 2m, deadwood and crown clean.
Swallow House 1 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB
Received 15 Oct 2026
DecidedT/2026/0083/TCA
S211 Notice - Fell Laburnum Tree growing directly adjacent to the property.
11 Bradshaw Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NQ
Received 15 Oct 2026
RegisteredT/2026/0084/TCA
T1 Holly - Client requesting removal of tree due to crown decline and close proximity to garage and foundations
Rosedale House Brandreth Delph Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AQ
Received 16 Oct 2026
RegisteredT/2026/0085/TCA
Permission is politely requested for the following work: Located in Rear Garden:G1:- Full removal of 1 x large damaged willow treeG2:- Full removal of 1 x dead treeG3- Crown lift of 1 x multi-stem holly tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total heightG4:- Crown lift of 1 x large pine tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total heightG5- Height reduction of approximately one-third of the total height of 1 x very large eucalyptus treeG6- Crown lift of 1 x large maple tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total heightG7:- Full removal of 1 x dead treesG8- Full removal of 1 x very large ash treeG9- Crown lift of 1 x medium mulberry tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total heightG10- Crown lift of 1 x large sycamore tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total height (including removal of branches overhanging the outbuilding; the tree originates on the neighbouring property)Located in Front Garden:G11- Crown lift of 1 x large cherry tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total heightG12- Crown lift of 1 x large holly tree to approximately one-third of the tree's total height
30 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU
Received 19 Oct 2026
RegisteredT/2026/0086/TCA
T1 - Beech, Remove due to severe decay at base and bark death.T2 - Cheery, Remove due to proximity with house and boundary fence, reduce seasonal nuisance of leaves.
Aughton Old Hall St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA
Received 19 Oct 2026
Decided2005/1258
Retention of new shop front; insertion of extractor unit on rear elevation.
30-32 Hoole Lane Banks
Received 5 Oct 2005
Decided2006/1258
Retention of change of use to cafe (A3) including outside seating area.
Costa Coffee 1 Aughton Street Ormskirk
Received 3 Oct 2006

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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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