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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
81.0% of applications approved
Ranks #270 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
34.0% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #241 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 191 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£249,900 median sale price
+2.0% year on year · 1,429 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
46.6% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #147 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 43,651 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/0814/CON | Springfield Montessori Nursery 59 Springfield Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | Approval of details reserved by condition 5 of planning permission 2021/1400/FUL relating to flood risk evacuation plan. | Dischargeconditions | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 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) | Lawfuldevelopment | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 2026/0817/CON | 225 Prescot Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | Approval of details reserved by conditions 8,9 and 14 of planning permission 2021/1295/FUL relating to Bird Boxes,… | Dischargeconditions | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 2026/0815/FUL | 13 Turnpike Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | Proposed front / side extension following the removal of existing Garage | Householder | 30 Sept 2026 |
| T/2026/0075/TCA | Old Orchard House 70 Granville Park West Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | Remove hedge to rear of property - mixed species of Laurel, Conifers and another unidentified dead species. | Treeworks | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 2026/0810/FUL | Lynne Hey Slate Lane Lathom Skelmersdale Lancashire | Retrospective application for replacement front drive gate, open porch, timber garage, shed, summerhouse and greenhouse. | Householder | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 2026/0812/FUL | 18 Holly Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire | Conversion of garage to habitable area. Replacement of rear Conservatory roof and existing rear canopy. Installation of… | Householder | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 2026/0809/FUL | 49 Heyescroft Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire | Installation of air source heat pump to rear of property | Fullplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
| T/2026/0106/TPO | 31 Church Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | See plan and summary of works:- | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| T/2026/0074/TCA | Cobb Cottage 10 Mill Lane Parbold Wigan Lancashire | 6 weeks section 211 Notice for tree works in Mill Lane Conservation Area - Cherry - Crown lift and Crown reduction. | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on West Lancashire’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://pa.westlancs.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 30 Sept 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by West Lancashire, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 9,269 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of West Lancashire — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes West Lancashire's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Sept 2026.
81.0% of West Lancashire's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
34.0% of appeals against West Lancashire decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 191 decided appeals.
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