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Chorley Borough Council
Planning applications.

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
8,497Searchable applications
290Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,414 approved or refused records
656Refused applications

6,758 approved · 656 refused · 347 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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  1. Withdrawn20/01344/FUL

    Erection of a coffee pod (single storey timber building to external hard standing for the serving of refreshments) and alterations to the front boundary fence to allow pedestrian access to the service hatch.

    White Coppice Nursery White Coppice Anglezarke Chorley PR6 9DE

    Received 11 Dec 2020
  2. Granted20/01345/FUL

    Construction of vehicular access

    Church Farm High Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TD

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  3. Granted20/01346/DIS

    Application to discharge condition no. 6 (landscape and environmental management plan) of planning permission ref. 19/01099/REMMAJ (Reserved matters application the erection of mixed industrial/employment units (Use Classes B1/B2/B8) (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) (resubmission of approved application 16/00337/REMMAJ) pursuant to outline planning permission 15/00224/OUTMAJ)

    Land And Buildings Euxton Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 1PQ

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  4. Refused20/01347/OUTMAJ

    Outline planning application for the construction of up to 250 dwellings and associated infrastructure (including 30% affordable housing) with all matters reserved aside from the access from Town Lane

    Land 75M South East Of 33 Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  5. Refused20/01348/FUL

    Erection of an equine building comprising five stables, tack store and machinery store along with the construction of a new sand paddock with associated hardstanding and lighting columns, following demolition of existing equine stables and storage building

    Land Off Heapey Road Heapey

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  6. Granted20/01349/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of part of existing integral garage to habitable room and utility room including associated elevational alterations

    3 The Wold Heapey Chorley PR6 9AP

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  7. Granted20/01350/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension (following demolition of conservatory)

    38 Sandringham Drive Brinscall Chorley PR6 8SU

    Received 14 Dec 2020
  8. Refused20/01351/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 10 (Hoghton) 1991: 25% reduction in height and a reduction in width to three oak trees

    Heatherdale Quaker Brook Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0JA

    Received 15 Dec 2020
  9. Withdrawn20/01352/FUL

    Erection of 2no. agricultural livestock and storage buildings following demolition of existing buildings

    Lowes Tenement Farm Burgh Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 3PY

    Received 15 Dec 2020
  10. Granted20/01353/MNMA

    Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 20/00819/FUL (Erection of industrial unit (Use class B2) and access) to realign the proposed access and amendments to parking layout

    Land At Market Street Part Of Adlington South Business Park Huyton Road Adlington

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  11. Other decision20/01354/AGR

    Agricultural determination for the erection of 2no. agricultural storage / livestock buildings

    Lowes Tenement Farm Burgh Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 3PY

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  12. Granted20/01355/FUL

    Conversion of existing terraced dwellinghouse into 2no. self contained flats

    72 Bolton Road Chorley PR7 3ET

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  13. Granted20/01356/DEMCON

    Application for prior determination for the proposed demolition of buildings associated with the former Camelot Theme Park

    Camelot Theme Park Park Hall Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LP

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  14. Granted20/01357/FULHH

    Conversion of part of existing garage to create granny annexe accommodation to main house, including the formation of two dormers and first floor balcony

    Roscoe Lowe Barn New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG

    Received 16 Dec 2020
  15. Granted20/01359/FULHH

    Single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of detached garage)

    13 Harrington Road Chorley PR7 1JZ

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  16. Granted20/01360/FULMAJ

    Section 73 application to vary condition no.5 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 19/00075/FULMAJ (Change of use from hotel to 14 flats) involving the erection of two extensions and internal alterations

    Brook House Hotel 662 Preston Road Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7EH

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  17. Granted20/01361/FULHH

    First floor rear extension and roof alterations including addition of pitched roof to existing front dormer

    Tower View 124 School Lane Brinscall Chorley PR6 8JP

    Received 17 Dec 2020
  18. Granted20/01362/P3PAJ

    Prior approval application under Part 3, Class O of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for a change of use from existing office (Class B1a) to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3)

    76A Railway Road Adlington Chorley PR6 9RB

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  19. Granted20/01363/FUL

    Change of use of field from agricultural land to the walking and exercising of dogs and creation of a vehicle parking area

    Field Off Wood Lane Mawdesley

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  20. Granted20/01364/FUL

    Conversion of existing outbuilding to 1no. dwellinghouse

    Fleetwood Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  21. Granted20/01365/FUL

    Erection of 4no. bedroom detached dwelling

    108 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4PX

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  22. Granted20/01366/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 22 (Heskin) 1991: T1 Oak - Removal of branches overhanging boundary

    10 The Warings Heskin Chorley PR7 5NZ

    Received 18 Dec 2020
  23. Refused20/01367/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    274 Babylon Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9ER

    Received 20 Dec 2020
  24. Withdrawn20/01368/FULHH

    Two storey side extension

    Lowe Fold Farm Coppice Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9DD

    Received 20 Dec 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.

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