Basement planning approval rate in West Lancashire
93% of 27 decided basement 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.
93%
Approval rate, all years, from 27 decided
27
decided basement applications in West Lancashire: 25 approved, 2 refused
Unknown
Recent rate, decided since 2022: only 7 decided, fewer than 8
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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.
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.
Example basement 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.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/0046/FUL | 2024 | Approved | Proposed rear extensions at basement and ground floor level, including a new rear balcony at first floor level and internal alterations. 192 Moss Lane Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4AZ |
| 2024/0462/FUL | 2024 | Approved | Demolition of an existing raised terrace and conservatory with replacement lower ground floor extension and sun room on the same footprint. Littlefield Parbold Hill Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7TG |
| 2021/0734/FUL | 2022 | Approved | Extensions to the property including part single-storey side/rear, part two-storey, part first floor and basement garage extensions to side 38 Granville Park Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DU |
| 2021/1010/LBC | 2022 | Approved | Listed Building Consent -works to mass fill the basement with limecrete. College Farm Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QD |
| 2022/0610/FUL | 2022 | Refused | Proposed rear balcony at basement level Hunters Hill Cottage Whittle Lane Wrightington Wigan Lancashire WN6 9QB |
| 2021/0986/FUL | 2021 | Refused | Proposed outbuilding in place of previous garage to house pool. Change to proposed access door to basement from north facade to west facade. 236 Hesketh Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6RH |
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
- Outbuilding and garden room 83%, 255 decided
- Porch 93%, 187 decided
- Garage conversion 92%, 165 decided
- Window and door 84%, 388 decided