Outbuilding and garden room planning approval rate in West Lancashire
83% of 255 decided outbuilding and garden room applications in West Lancashire were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
83%
Approval rate, all years, from 255 decided
255
decided outbuilding and garden room applications in West Lancashire: 211 approved, 44 refused
79%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 96 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 2015 to 2026. 0 of 255 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
96 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
Check planning requirements in West Lancashire, or read about permitted development in West Lancashire. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example outbuilding and garden room decisions in West Lancashire
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
Visit West Lancashire's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0779/FUL | 2026 | Approved | The installation of PV solar panels in the pitched roof of the outbuilding. The Wharf Ring O Bells Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TE |
| 2025/1021/LDP | 2026 | Approved | Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Garage / Outbuilding with associated hard landscaping 1 Ben Lane Cottages Ben Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0HL |
| 2025/1033/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Full planning permission to occupy the outbuilding as a separate commercial unit (office, store and WC) and garaging at no. 80 Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8LQ 80 Sandy Lane Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 8LQ |
| 2025/0603/FUL | 2025 | Refused | Erection of outbuilding to create habitable space ancillary to main house (retrospective). Croppers Farm Croppers Lane Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 9EJ |
| 2023/0980/FUL | 2024 | Refused | Erection of granny annexe 163 School Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7JF |
| 2023/1102/FUL | 2024 | Refused | Proposed Outbuilding 5 Dean Wood Close Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0BS |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in West Lancashire
- Single-storey rear extension 90%, 1,268 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 78%, 390 decided
- Wraparound extension 88%, 162 decided
- Side extension 86%, 629 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 83%, 295 decided
- Rooflight 91%, 97 decided
- Porch 93%, 187 decided
- Garage conversion 92%, 165 decided
- Basement 93%, 27 decided
- Window and door 84%, 388 decided