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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
81.7% of applications approved
Ranks #266 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
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
34.2% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #210 of 315 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 190 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
£244,995 median sale price
0.0% year on year · 1,328 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% · 43,542 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/0681/FUL | Hesketh Bank Cricket Club Station Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire | Full planning application for the erection of cricket practice nets | Fullplanning | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0682/CON | Dresser House Gillibrands Road Skelmersdale Lancashire | Approval of details reserved by condition no 20 & 21 of planning permission 2023/1078/FUL relating to Drainage. | Dischargeconditions | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0679/FUL | 59 Noel Gate Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | Single storey side extension. | Householder | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0678/FUL | 1 The Courtyard Orrell Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire | Variation of Condition 4 of planning permission 2020/0658/FUL in relation to operational hours. | Variationconditions | 12 Aug 2026 |
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About this data
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 13 Aug 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by West Lancashire, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 9,085 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes West Lancashire's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 13 Aug 2026.
81.7% of West Lancashire's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
34.2% of appeals against West Lancashire decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 190 decided appeals.
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| 2026/0676/FUL | 55 St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire | Part two storey part single storey rear extensions at 55 St Helens Road, Ormskirk. | Fullplanning | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0675/FUL | The Old Mausoleum 10 Scarisbrick Park Scarisbrick Ormskirk Lancashire | Single storey rear extension | Householder | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0670/FUL | 104 Brookfield Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire | Construction of a single storey rear extension with demolition of rear facing first floor bay window. | Householder | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0674/FUL | Direct Accident Management Ltd 85 New Court Way Ormskirk Lancashire | Part change of use from warehouse to bespoke gym. | Changeofuse | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0672/FUL | 145 Burscough Street Ormskirk Lancashire | Single storey extension to side and rear. | Householder | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 2026/0671/PNH | Gorsey Bank Rainford Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire | Application for determination as to whether prior approval of details is required - Extension of dwellinghouse.… | Priorapproval | 10 Aug 2026 |
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