New housing in West Lancashire Borough Council
We read West Lancashire Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 14,809 of its planning applications going back to 2010, and 129 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 279% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 279% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 14,809
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 30 | 19 |
| 2025 | 107 | 57 | 27 |
| 2024 | 103 | 70 | 19 |
| 2023 | 98 | 59 | 31 |
| 2022 | 103 | 62 | 36 |
| 2021 | 98 | 61 | 24 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 375 | Land To The West Of High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire Outline planning application for up to 375 dwellings (use class C3), residential accommodation for older persons (use class C2 or C3), a community hub (use classes E, F2 and/or sui generis), together with public open… 2026/0734/OUT | Awaiting decision | 9 Sept 2026 |
| 360 | Land North Of New Lane And To The East Of Black Moss Lane Aughton Lancashire Screening Opinion - Proposed development of up to 360 residential dwellings with associated landscaping and other necessary supporting infrastructure. 2026/0392/SCR | Decided | 7 May 2026 |
| 350 | Land Adj Norman Hayes Farm High Lane Ormskirk Lancashire Screening Opinion - full planning for up to 350 dwellings and associated infrastructure. 2026/0079/SCR | Decided | 2 Feb 2026 |
| 350 | Land North West Of Prescot Road Ormskirk Screening opinion - to determine whether the proposal for a residential development of up to 350 dwellings constitutes EIA development and therefore requires the preparation of an environmental statement. 2026/0013/SCR | Decided | 23 Dec 2025 |
| 330 | Land At Yew Tree Farm Burscough Screening Opinion - Residential development up to 330 homes. 2025/0274/SCR | Decided | 20 Mar 2025 |
| 250 | Land North Of Mickering Lane Aughton Lancashire Screening Opinion - Proposal of up to 250 homes over 17.5 hectares on land North of Mickering Lane, Aughton. 2026/0837/SCR | Awaiting decision | 7 Oct 2026 |
| 232 | Ibstock Bricks (1996) Ltd Ravenhead Works Chequer Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0DD Demolition of existing former Ravenhead Brickworks factory and erection of 232 dwellings, reconfiguration of the existing vehicular access point, re-opening of the north-western access for an emergency access, internal… 2026/0598/FUL | Awaiting decision | 17 Jul 2026 |
| 225 | Land West Of Chorley Road Parbold Lancashire Screening Opinion - proposed residential development of up to 225 dwellings and associated works. 2026/0032/SCR | Decided | 16 Jan 2026 |
| 220 | Land To The Rear Of 6-32 Crosshall Brow Ormskirk Lancashire Outline planning permission for up to 220 dwellings and associated infrastructure. Access in detail with all other matters reserved for future determination. 2025/1053/OUT | Awaiting decision | 12 Jan 2026 |
| 200 | Land South Of Dakota Way Burscough Lancashire Outline application - Outline planning permission for up to 200 dwellings together with associated works including access, roads, parking, open space, landscaping and other infrastructure with all matters reserved. 2025/1014/OUT | Awaiting decision | 28 Nov 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: West Lancashire Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.