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Search current and historic planning applications published by West Lancashire Borough Council - 298 applications in the last 90 days across 34 towns and areas and 13 postcode districts. Filter applications by date, status, development type, or number of homes, view them on the map, or create a free alert for new applications. In the year to March 2026, West Lancashire Borough Council decided 564 planning applications and approved 82%; 41% of householder decisions were made within eight weeks.

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Source: West Lancashire Borough Council·Updated daily·Last checked 7 Oct 2026

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5 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0110/TPO

27 Greetby Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2DP

T1 Acer . Crown reduction back to growth points 2m and deadwood.

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
5 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0109/TPO

64 Bold Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SQ

T1 & T2 Poplar - fell tree as is in close proximity to building and part of a large group 2 of which have failed previously.

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
5 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0108/TPO

Bryntirion 36 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QZ

T1 Lime crown raise 4-5 metres removal of epicormic growth. Crown thin 25 % deadwood T2 Lime crown raise 4-5 metres Crown thin 25% removal of epicormi...

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
5 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0078/TCA

Doe House Tabbys Nook Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LN

T1 Silver Birch - Fell due to hazardous condition tree is deceased and roadside. T2 Prunus - Fell - Poor specimen due to previous poor pruning, crown ...

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
5 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0077/TCA

The Chase Flash Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SW

Red Cedar Tree (4 metres high) - dead. Complete removal required Larch (2 metre high) - dead. Complete removal required Site visit by Rhys Sargeant (A...

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
5 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0826/ADV

Former Tile Giant 11 Hattersley Way The Hattersley Centre Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AN

Advertisement Consent - 1No. Colonel Sign Box to Shared Totem Sign.

Advertisement Consent West Lancashire
5 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0624/FUL

Ground Floor 4 Stonecrop North Quarry Business Park Appley Bridge Lancashire WN6 9DB

Proposed new industrial development comprising of 7no new industrial units (B8 Use) with new off road parking, bin store area, secure motorcycle and c...

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
2 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0823/PIP

4 The Gravel Mere Brow Tarleton Lancashire

Application for Permission in Principle - for a minimum of one and a maximum of two dwellings.

Permission in Principle West Lancashire
2 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0800/LDP

23 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1QG

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Conversion of the existing integral double garage to form a childrens playroom and home office ancillary t...

Lawful Development Cert. (proposed) West Lancashire
2 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0796/FUL

Sandhole Farm 7 Wrightington Bar Wood Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9SD

Renovation of existing farmhouse, alterations to building and conversion of attached barn into ancillary residential accommodation, demolition of outb...

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
2 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0076/TCA

The Parish Church Of St Mary The Virgin Church Road Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1TA

Silver Birch tree , dismantle and fell to ground T1 as it is dead and has had no leaves on since beginning of spring 2026

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
1 Oct 2026 Registered T/2026/0113/TPO

Lancashire Sun Society Hazel Grove Sandy Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SX

Fused Oak N1 & Silver Birch N2 - Fell.

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
1 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0820/CON

Allied Business Centre 1 Potter Place West Pimbo Up Holland Lancashire WN8 9PH

Approval of details reserved by condition no 14 of planning permission 2023/0917/FUL relating to Highways works.

Discharge of Condition(s) West Lancashire
1 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0813/LDC

Land South Of Sunnyside Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

Certificate of Lawfulness - Open storage for caravans and motorhomes under Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution)

Lawful Development Cert. (existing) West Lancashire
1 Oct 2026 Registered 2026/0812/FUL

18 Holly Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SH

Conversion of garage to habitable area. Replacement of rear Conservatory roof and existing rear canopy. Installation of solar panels to rear elevation...

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0111/TPO

117 Church Road Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UP

Section S211 T1 - Birch - Crown reduce 2m. T2 - Apple - Tip back overhang - crown clean/thin by 20%. T3 - Apple - Tip back overhang - crown clean/thin...

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0816/WL3

Land At Rothwell Drive Aughton Lancashire

The proposed development for this site is for the addition of 9 communal parking bays to Rothwell Drive, Aughton.

West Lancs Application (Reg. 3)1992 West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0817/CON

225 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AE

Approval of details reserved by conditions 8,9 and 14 of planning permission 2021/1295/FUL relating to Bird Boxes, Lighting and Highway Materials.

Discharge of Condition(s) West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0815/FUL

13 Turnpike Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3LD

Proposed front / side extension following the removal of existing Garage

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0814/CON

Springfield Montessori Nursery 59 Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6ST

Approval of details reserved by condition 5 of planning permission 2021/1400/FUL relating to flood risk evacuation plan.

Discharge of Condition(s) West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0809/FUL

49 Heyescroft Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HB

Installation of air source heat pump to rear of property

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0808/FUL

Moss Side Farm Moss Side Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6LD

Full Planning Application for the erection of an agricultural storage and dispatch building.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0744/ADV

1 Chapel Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EY

Advertisement Consent - Retrospective Fascia signs with trough lighting.

Advertisement Consent West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0743/FUL

1 Chapel Lane Banks Southport Lancashire PR9 8EY

Retrospective proposed shop front, shutters and signs.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
30 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0075/TCA

Old Orchard House 70 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5HS

Remove hedge to rear of property - mixed species of Laurel, Conifers and another unidentified dead species.

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
29 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0810/FUL

Lynne Hey Slate Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8UY

Retrospective application for replacement front drive gate, open porch, timber garage, shed, summerhouse and greenhouse.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
29 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0740/LBC

The Priory House 7 Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

Listed Building Consent - Retrospective application for the replacement of timber boundary gates with a new steel-framed composite and wood vehicle ac...

Listed Building Consent West Lancashire
29 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0739/FUL

The Priory House 7 Church Street Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0ND

Retrospective application for the replacement of timber boundary gates with a new steel-framed composite and wood vehicle access gate and an adjacent ...

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
29 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0074/TCA

Cobb Cottage 10 Mill Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7NW

6 weeks section 211 Notice for tree works in Mill Lane Conservation Area - Cherry - Crown lift and Crown reduction.

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
29 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0106/TPO

31 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SB

See plan and summary of works:- T1 - Beech - Fell as showing major decline. T2 - Sycamore - Prune away from property. T3 - Sycamore - Crown raise to 5...

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
28 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0811/FUL

108 County Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1NN

Proposed two-storey side extension with pitched roof, single-storey rear extensions with flat roof and front porch with pitched roof.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
28 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0105/TPO

29 Swanpool Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AY

T1 - acer pseudoplatanus - crown reduce 2m all round, crown raise 5m over high way, remove epicormic growth, dead wood and crown clean. T2 - acer pseu...

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
28 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0104/TPO

120 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SW

T1 Holly - Multi-stem Holly located close to garage. Remove x3 smaller stems located on either side of the main stem to improve appearance and due to ...

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
28 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0805/FUL

5 Bramble Way Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HZ

Proposed two storey extension to the side, single storey extension to the rear with internal/external structural adaptations to the existing house fol...

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
25 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0772/FUL

Parbold Library The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DU

Proposed erection of a memorial stone in recognition of the fallen in conflict of Parbold and surrounding villages.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
25 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0742/FUL

High View 40 Town Green Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SF

Change of use from C3 (Dwelling house) to C2 (Children's care home) for 5 children.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
25 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0803/FUL

Holmeside Barn 230 Carr Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6BY

Construction of a detached garage.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
25 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0801/FUL

Birch Tree House 129 Chapel Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RY

Retrospective application for the amendment of an existing boundary wall/entrance and herras fence.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
25 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0703/FUL

Virginia Grove Hall Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5UN

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

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
25 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0706/CON

Windmill Court 24 Wigan Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 2AU

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

Discharge of Condition(s) West Lancashire
24 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0802/NMA

1 Delph Drive Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5BD

Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2022/0597/FUL - alteration of the approved four-way hipped garage roof to a dual pitched roof with gable...

Non Material Amendment (s96A) West Lancashire
24 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0799/FUL

2 Greenwood Close Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BL

Proposed Two Storey Side and Rear Extension, New Dormer and Porch.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
24 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0073/TCA

196 Ormskirk Road Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0AA

T1 Cherry - Removal due to roots causing flooding.

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
23 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0795/FUL

Moss End Barn Holmeswood Road Rufford Lancashire L40 1TX

Change of use of an agricultural barn to a residential dwelling house. As part of the conversion works, other works also include proposed roof alterat...

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
23 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0798/FUL

165 Blackgate Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6UU

Full Planning Application for the formation of a new vehicular access and amendments to the existing access.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
23 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0782/FUL

Captrad Composites Ltd Unit 6A Gratton Place Gillibrands Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9UE

Change of Use of Land to Compound for Adjoining Industrial unit.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
23 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0780/LDC

5 Castlehey Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9DU

Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of residential property as a Children's Home C3 for up to two children

Lawful Development Cert. (existing) West Lancashire
23 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0072/TCA

Oakhurst Brandreth Park Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7AG

T1 Sycamore - Semi-mature Sycamore has been previously reduced significantly. Reduce to previous pruning cuts, approximately 50% of crown to increase ...

Works to Trees in Conservation Area West Lancashire
23 Sept 2026 Registered 2026/0797/FUL

2 Tower View Cottages Blindmans Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 3AD

Proposed extension to the rear of the exisitng dwelling and internal reconfiguration of the ground floor.

Full Planning Application West Lancashire
22 Sept 2026 Registered T/2026/0103/TPO

St James Church Vicarage Lane Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6HG

See attached report relating to G2 (Beech), Pine T4, Limes (6) - Canopy Lift.

Works to Protected Trees West Lancashire
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55daysmedian to decide3 days slower than UK
59%decided within 8 weeks11 pts below UK
87%approved3 pts below UK
262of 366UK rank for speeddown 4 places on last year

710 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 · fewer than 1% went to committee. Days run from validation to decision, the clock councils report against; Plota live figures.

Frequently asked questions

How long does West Lancashire Borough Council take to decide a planning application?
Across the 710 applications West Lancashire Borough Council decided in the last 12 months, the median time from validation to decision was 55 days, and 59% were decided within 8 weeks. The UK median over the same period is 52 days.
What proportion of planning applications does West Lancashire Borough Council approve?
87% of the applications West Lancashire Borough Council decided in the last 12 months were approved. Withdrawn applications are not counted as decisions.
Where does this planning application data come from?
Every application on this page comes from West Lancashire Borough Council's public planning register (pa.westlancs.gov.uk). Plota collects it, adds a map location and a category, and links each record back to the council's own entry, which is the authoritative version.
How often is this page updated?
Plota checks West Lancashire Borough Council's register every day and adds new applications, status changes and decisions as the council publishes them. The register was last checked on 7 Oct 2026.
Where can I see the plans and documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports are held on West Lancashire Borough Council's own website. Where the council publishes a document list, it appears on the application's page here with each item linking to the council's copy; otherwise the "View original council record" link on every application opens the council's entry.

About this data

Plota holds 1,069 current planning applications from West Lancashire Borough Council, received since 29 Apr 2025, 298 of them in the last 90 days. Behind them, the Plota archive holds 14,788 earlier applications from West Lancashire Borough Council, 2016 to 2025, searchable by location and keyword. Current records are collected from the council's public register at pa.westlancs.gov.uk and checked every day; the last check was on 7 Oct 2026. Each record carries the council's reference, address, proposal, dates, status and decision, with a map location and Plota's classification by type and procedure added. The council's own record is the authoritative version; every entry here links to it.

Latest application from West Lancashire: 5 Oct 2026. We check the council's portal daily.