Wrightington planning approval rate
Wrightington ward in West Lancashire has a 96.2% approval rate based on 237 planning decisions. West Lancashire overall: 95.1%.
Last updated: April 2026
96.2%
ward approval rate
237
Decisions
228
Approved
9
Refused
95.1%
West Lancashire average
Wrightington is broadly in line with the West Lancashire average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Wrightington compares
Wrightington ward
96.2%
West Lancashire overall
95.1%
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Recent decisions in Wrightington
Retrospective application for demolition of garage, erection of replacement gara · Fri 24 Nov 2023
Existing fence to be altered. Proposed 2.4m weldmesh security fencing spanning a · Tue 19 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.