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Planning appeals in West Lancashire District Council

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in West Lancashire District Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 422 planning appeals in West Lancashire District Council since 2016, of which 32% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 55 decisions, 45% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 22 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

437

appeals on record since 2016

32%

of decided appeals allowed

22 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 45% allowed

By appeal type

Householder122 decided

30% allowed

Minor213 decided

35% allowed

Major20 decided

30% allowed

Commercial4 decided

0% allowed

Enforcement33 decided

3% allowed

Other37 decided

38% allowed

Not classified8 decided

50% allowed

By procedure

Written representations415 decided

30% allowed

Hearings16 decided

50% allowed

Inquiries6 decided

17% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 46 · 48% allowed 2025 · 41 · 28% allowed 2024 · 46 · 38% allowed 2023 · 34 · 24% allowed 2022 · 40 · 28% allowed 2021 · 47 · 33% allowed 2020 · 40 · 29% allowed 2019 · 43 · 37% allowed 2018 · 41 · 26% allowed 2017 · 40 · 24% allowed 2016 · 19 · 32% allowed

Latest decisions in West Lancashire District Council

Dismissed23 October 2026· householder6015067
25 Brookfield Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk, L39 6SN
erection of a glass-panel balustrade around central area of flat roof at the back of the house to prevent falling accidents
Allowed13 October 2026· householder6013756
6 Moss Lane, Bickerstaffe, L39 0EX
demolish existing garage, modify existing hardstanding, a proposed single storey front extension, 2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension
Allowed5 October 2026· minor6010014
Land at Heathey Lane, Shirdley Hill, Halsall, West Lancs, L39 8SH
for a residential development up to 4no. dwellings
Dismissed30 September 2026· minor6004952
Valera Ltd, Plox Brow, Tarleton, PR4 6HB
residential development, including five dwellings and an apartment block (4 flats) with associated access, parking and landscaping following demolition of existing buildings
Allowed24 September 2026· minor6007730
Land to the Rear of 137 Station Road, Hesketh Bank, Preston, PR4 6SR
Dismissed24 September 2026· minor6007447
Black Moss Farm, Black Moss Lane, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 9RN
Dismissed24 September 2026· minor6007438
Meadow Farm, Sandy Way, Holmeswood, L40 1UB
Allowed23 September 2026· minor6007484
Boltons Farm, Blackgate Lane, Tarleton, PR4 6UX
Permission in principle for residential development comprising a minimum of 6 and maximum of 9 dwellings
Dismissed22 September 2026· minor6007428
Land Adjacent to Model Farm, Plex Lane, Halsall, Ormskirk, L39 7JY
Permission in principle for up to 3 no. dwellings
Dismissed15 September 20266012188
3 Broad Lane, Downholland, Ormskirk, L39 7HS
Yoga facility including hardstanding, creation of wildflower meadows, wildlife pond and planting of orchard. Change of use of land to accommodate beekeeping uses and provision of outdoor yoga and holistic therapies.
Allowed15 September 2026· minor6011231
Caravan, 250 Gravel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8BY
Change of use of Barn A to dwelling and Barn B to ancillary garage
Allowed14 September 20266009486
Homestead, Liverpool Road, Tarleton, PR4 6HP
Change of use of existing 4 bedroom dwellinghouse (C3(a) Use) to a Children's Care Home for up to 2 Children (C2 Use)
Allowed14 September 2026· minor6007163
Prince Williams Inn, Beacon Lane, Dalton, WN8 7RU
Conversion and restoration of the former Prince William public house to form a single dwelling; demolition of existing structures and re-use of volume to form a single detached dwelling on land formerly used as a beer garden/children's play area
Dismissed14 September 2026· minor6006286
Land to the Rear of, 5 Bescar Lane, Scarisbrick, L40 9QN
Permission in principle for a minimum of 4 dwellings and a maximum of 9 dwellings
Allowed2 September 2026· minor6005963
Land Adjacent to, 82 Smithy Lane, Aughton, L39 6SS
Conversion of agricultural buildings to 5 no. residential dwellings

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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.