Old Skelmersdale Ward planning approval rate
Old Skelmersdale Ward ward in West Lancashire has a 94.2% approval rate based on 52 planning decisions. West Lancashire overall: 94.4%.
Last updated: April 2026
94.2%
ward approval rate
52
Decisions
49
Approved
3
Refused
94.4%
West Lancashire average
Old Skelmersdale Ward is broadly in line with the West Lancashire average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Old Skelmersdale Ward compares
Old Skelmersdale Ward ward
94.2%
West Lancashire overall
94.4%
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Recent decisions in Old Skelmersdale Ward
Proposed single story rear extension with garage conversion. · Thu 12 Mar 2026
The change of use of the property from a dwelling (C3 - Dwellinghouses) to a mix · Wed 11 Mar 2026
Full planning permission to occupy the outbuilding as a separate commercial unit · Fri 30 Jan 2026
Double storey side extension with associated internal works/reconfiguration. Rec · Wed 17 Dec 2025
Replacement of existing rear extension, conversion of attached side garage and s · Wed 17 Dec 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in West Lancashire
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 6,536 decisions.
Other wards in West Lancashire
Rural North East Ward (94.2%)
Burscough Bridge & Rufford Ward (92.5%)
Rural West Ward (91.3%)
Aughton And Downholland (96.7%)
Aughton & Holborn Ward (97.6%)
Rural South Ward (91.2%)
Parbold (97.0%)
Wrightington (96.2%)
Tarleton Village Ward (93.5%)
Scarisbrick (94.1%)
Ormskirk East Ward (91.8%)
Tarleton (94.8%)