Burscough Town Ward planning approval rate
Burscough Town Ward ward in West Lancashire has a 91.3% approval rate based on 23 planning decisions. West Lancashire overall: 95.1%.
Last updated: April 2026
91.3%
ward approval rate
23
Decisions
21
Approved
2
Refused
95.1%
West Lancashire average
Burscough Town Ward is 3.8 percentage points below the West Lancashire average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Burscough Town Ward compares
Burscough Town Ward ward
91.3%
West Lancashire overall
95.1%
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Recent decisions in Burscough Town Ward
Proposed two storey side extension with loft conversion with dormers to front an · Thu 07 Dec 2023
Single storey rear infill extension with pitched roof above · Mon 20 Nov 2023
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension · Mon 13 Nov 2023
Erection of 1 employment building at Seafire Business Park with associated acces · Tue 31 Oct 2023
First floor front extension and porch · Mon 11 Sep 2023
What gets approved near your property?
In West Lancashire, 1 in 20 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in West Lancashire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,928 decisions.