Single-storey rear extension planning approval rate in West Lancashire
90% of 1,268 decided single-storey rear extension 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.
90%
Approval rate, all years, from 1,268 decided
1,268
decided single-storey rear extension applications in West Lancashire: 1,135 approved, 133 refused
88%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 465 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
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Example single-storey rear extension 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0949/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Proposed 2 storey rear extension Birch Tree House 129 Chapel Road Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6RY |
| 2025/0958/FUL | 2026 | Refused | Construction of a single storey rear extension and increase to the ridge height with front and rear dormer extensions (joint application with 42 Bridge Street). 44 Bridge Street Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4RJ |
| 2025/0965/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations for disabled occupant. 123 Jackfield Way Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6EU |
| 2025/0971/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Part Retrospective proposed ground floor rear/side and front porch extensions including a first floor addition to an already approved single storey glazed li... Redgate Parrs Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5BP |
| 2024/0951/FUL | 2025 | Refused | Single storey extension to rear of existing detached bungalow. Springfield Farm Boundary Meanygate Hesketh Bank Preston Lancashire PR4 6AL |
| 2024/0963/FUL | 2025 | Refused | Demolition of existing single storey rear extension with roof terrace and construction of new single storey rear extension and roof terrace. 4 School Lane Roby Mill Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 0QR |
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
- 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
- Basement 93%, 27 decided
- Window and door 84%, 388 decided