Garage conversion planning approval rate in West Lancashire
92% of 165 decided garage conversion 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.
92%
Approval rate, all years, from 165 decided
165
decided garage conversion applications in West Lancashire: 151 approved, 14 refused
92%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 65 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.
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.
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Example garage conversion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0900/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Two storey front extension, new entrance and garage conversion 10 The Chimes Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6WD |
| 2026/0010/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Conversion of an integral garage into a habitable room and associated landscaping works to the front of the dwelling. 48 Thornton Drive Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6FH |
| 2024/0785/LDP | 2025 | Approved | Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Conversion of existing double garage into a dining room and utility room to include installation of external door... 23 Carr Lane Tarleton Preston Lancashire PR4 6DD |
| 2025/0520/FUL | 2025 | Refused | Conversion of an attached garage into living accommodation; a single storey extension; erection of a detached domestic outbuilding containing a single garage... Weaver House Bridge 10 Morris Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8SX |
| 2025/0768/FUL | 2025 | Refused | First floor extension at side and garage conversion. Olive View Stopgate Lane Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L33 4YB |
| 2022/0039/FUL | 2022 | Refused | Conversion of existing garage and construction of a first floor to provide ancillary accommodation. Bewick House 31 Victoria Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5AU |
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
- Basement 93%, 27 decided
- Window and door 84%, 388 decided