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Chorley Borough Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chorley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
8,268Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,217 approved or refused records
644Refused applications

6,573 approved · 644 refused · 332 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  1. Granted20/00966/FULHH

    Remodel of an existing detached house with two storey side extensions and single storey rear extension

    8 Shaw Brow Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7LE

    Received 13 Sept 2020
  2. Granted20/00968/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 4no. 9m high poles for fixed line broadband provision

    Little Wood End Farm Back Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5JX

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  3. Granted20/00969/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 1no. 8m high pole and 1no. 10m high pole for the provision of fixed line broadband

    Shelley Drive Eccleston

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  4. Granted20/00970/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1996: T1 Oak - Prune back branches overhanging rear garden by a maximum of 2 metres

    3 Farm House Close Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7QN

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  5. Granted20/00971/FULHH

    Alterations to existing single storey rear extension including new roof profile

    43 Rectory Close Croston Leyland PR26 9SH

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  6. Granted20/00972/LBC

    Application for listed building consent for repairs to the roof of the Victorian extension to replace the lead roof finish with a liquid applied membrane system

    Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SH

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  7. Granted20/00973/DIS

    Application to discharge condition no. 7 (otter reasonable avoidance method statement), of planning permission ref. 20/00504/FUL (Construction of a loose fill rock ramp fish pass at a low-head weir on the River Douglas)

    Croft Fisheries Grimeford Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9HL

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  8. Granted20/00974/DIS

    Application to discharge condition no. 7 (otter reasonable avoidance method statement), of planning permission ref. 20/00499/FUL (Construction of an embedded rock ramp fish pass at a low-head weir on the River Douglas)

    Canal Aqueduct Leeds And Liverpool Canal Over River Douglas 60 Metres South Of 1 Hanson Street Adlington

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  9. Granted20/00975/FULHH

    Erection of gazebo structure to rear

    7 Gleadhill House Gardens Euxton Chorley PR7 6NN

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  10. Granted20/00976/NOT

    Notification of intention to install telecommunications equipment including 3no. antennas, 1no. GPS module and associated ancillary equipment

    Huggarts Farm Denham Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8PR

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  11. Granted20/00977/NOT

    Notification of intention to install telecommunications equipment including 3no. antennas, 1no. GPS module and associated ancillary equipment

    Little Knowley Farm Heapey Road Chorley PR6 9BQ

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  12. Granted20/00978/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 8 (Euxton) 2010: T1 Oak - Prune branches obscuring lighting column

    Land Adjacent To Prestwick Close Buckshaw Village

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  13. Granted20/00981/FUL

    Conversion of existing ground floor storage space and first floor apartment to 3no. apartments for residential accommodation, i.e. the creation of two apartments

    246 - 250 Spendmore Lane Coppull

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  14. Granted20/00982/FULHH

    Single storey side/rear extension, and associated external alterations

    22 Isleworth Drive Chorley PR7 2PU

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  15. Granted20/00983/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension

    16 Pear Tree Road Croston Leyland PR26 9HU

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  16. Granted20/00984/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 11 (Euxton) 1991, Chorley BC TPO 14 (Euxton) 1991, Chorley BC TPO 8 (Euxton) 1992: Cluster of sycamores - Fell; Oak - Reduce height by maximum of 2.5 metres

    8 Crofters Green Euxton Chorley PR7 6LQ

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  17. Granted20/00985/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 13 (Whittle-le-Woods) 2011: Oaks T4 and T3 - 3 metre lateral reduction of branches growing over driveway and garden; and crown raise to 6 metres above ground level over highway and driveway entrance

    Brentwood Shaw Hill Drive Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PN

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  18. Granted20/00986/FUL

    Replacement of existing SON lighting around the prison perimeter, internal service roads, external service roads and 2 car parks with LED lighting including new lighting columns

    HM Prison Garth Moss Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8NE

    Received 16 Sept 2020
  19. Withdrawn20/00987/FUL

    Conversion of existing building (with partial demolition) to form a single dwellinghouse and erection of 4no. dwellinghouses with associated/ancillary works

    Mediterranean At Robin Hood Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RG

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  20. Granted20/00988/FULHH

    1) Change rear hip roof to gable with side dormer extension. 2) Single storey rear extension and alterations to window and door openings.

    243 Hoghton Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0JD

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  21. Granted20/00989/MNMA

    Minor non material amendment to planning permission 18/01211/FULMAJ (Erection of 51 no. dwellings and associated works) to alter parking space at Plot 20 from the rear to the side of the house

    Land 10M South Of 21 Dunrobin Drive Euxton

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  22. Other decision20/00990/PDE

    Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.2m in depth, with eaves height measuring 2.84m, and a maximum height of 3.85m

    104 Harrison Road Chorley PR7 3HS

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  23. Withdrawn20/00991/FUL

    Change of use from agricultural land to playing pitches (Use Class E) and associated car parking

    Rectory Field School Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TG

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  24. No Objections20/00992/TCON

    Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area including the felling of 4no. birch trees and removal of self-seeded trees.

    Land 60M West Of No. 3 Castle Walks Croston

    Received 18 Sept 2020

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Chorley Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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