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Planning appeals in West Lancashire District Council

Every appeal the Planning Inspectorate has decided in West Lancashire District Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

624

appeals on record since 2016

31%

of decided appeals allowed

21 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 40% allowed

By appeal type

Householder182 decided

29% allowed

Minor292 decided

34% allowed

Major27 decided

30% allowed

Commercial5 decided

0% allowed

Enforcement52 decided

2% allowed

Other58 decided

34% allowed

Not classified8 decided

50% allowed

By procedure

Written representations586 decided

29% allowed

Hearings27 decided

52% allowed

Inquiries11 decided

9% allowed

Latest decisions in West Lancashire District Council

Allowed2 September 20266005963
Land adjacent to, 82 Smithy Lane, Aughton, L39 6SS
Dismissed13 July 2026· major6005633
Land to the east of Boundary Lane, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6AJ
erection of 10 no. affordable houses (some matters reserved)
Allowed10 July 2026· minor6009373
Land south of The Gravel, Mere Brow, Tarleton, PR4 6JX
for a minimum of four and a maximum of seven dwellings
Dismissed10 July 20266005955
Former Ormskirk Waste Water Treatment Works, Blackacre Lane, Ormskirk, L39 1QW
Temporary permission for a site management unit (caravan) and a programme of site remediation
Allowed10 July 20266005522
Land To The West Of Hunters Lane, Blackgate Lane, Preston, Tarleton, PR4 6JJ
Agricultural Storage Building
Allowed10 July 2026· minor6005103
Land at junction of Sandy Lane and Back Lane, Newburgh, WN8 7TT
Application for permission in principle: The construction of up to nine dwellings
Allowed24 June 2026· minor6006783
Land to the West of 1B Fermor Road, Tarleton, PR4 6AP
erection of up to eight dwellings
Dismissed24 June 20266005045
Roscoe Farm Barn, Bispham, L40 3SH
Allowed23 June 20266007485
Land To The South Of, Middle Meanygate, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6LP
agricultural storage building
Allowed23 June 2026· minor6007443
Land South Of Western End Of, Newarth Lane, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6RS
change of use to two dwelling houses from agricultural building and for building works necessary to convert the building
Dismissed9 June 20266002330
Croppers Farm, Croppers Lane, Bickerstaffe, L39 9EJ
Dismissed9 June 20266004551
Hazeldene, Blythe Lane, Lathom (Near Ormskirk), L40 5TY
Full Planning Permission for development comprising demolition of existing stables and outbuildings followed by erection of single dwelling (designed and constructed as a self-build); together with associated external works and landscaping
Dismissed8 June 2026· householder3376391
Hope Cottage, Back Lane, Bispham, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 3SZ
originally described as the erection of an oak timber framed garage and storage shed within the boundary of the site
Dismissed5 June 2026· minor6004502
31 Renacres Lane, Ormskirk, L39 8SF
the erection of new bungalow
Allowed3 June 20266005525
60 Station Road, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6SP
6m single storey rear extension. This

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice — verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.