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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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.
6,833 approved · 669 refused · 353 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Rosehill 44 New Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QP
Received 9 Feb 202121 Firbank Euxton Chorley PR7 6HP
Received 9 Feb 202115 Chantry Place Coppull Chorley PR7 4QF
Received 9 Feb 2021Brindles Farm Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EG
Received 10 Feb 2021Playdor Nursery School The Bungalow 4 Chorley Hall Road Chorley PR7 1RJ
Received 10 Feb 2021International Fire Training Centre Washington Hall West Way Euxton Chorley PR7 6HJ
Received 10 Feb 202122 Smithy Close Brindle Chorley PR6 8NW
Received 10 Feb 2021Mayfield Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RH
Received 10 Feb 2021Land Surrounding Huyton Terrace Previously Baly Place Farm Bolton Road Adlington
Received 10 Feb 202119 Clancutt Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4NR
Received 10 Feb 20218 Queensway Euxton Chorley PR7 6PW
Received 10 Feb 2021Winsbury Runshaw Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6HB
Received 10 Feb 202119 Forsythia Drive Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7DF
Received 10 Feb 2021Bluehouse Interior Decorations And Furniture 129 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SG
Received 11 Feb 2021Ythan Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EQ
Received 11 Feb 2021Highfield House Jolly Tar Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4BJ
Received 12 Feb 2021Lock Keepers Cottage Copthurst Lane Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 8LT
Received 12 Feb 20218 Glencroft Euxton Chorley PR7 6BX
Received 12 Feb 2021Toppers Barbers Shop 129 Brooke Street Chorley PR6 0NG
Received 12 Feb 2021Redhill House 16 Redhill Grove Chorley PR6 8TU
Received 13 Feb 202162 Highfield Road South Chorley PR7 1RH
Received 13 Feb 202140 The Warings Heskin Chorley PR7 5NZ
Received 13 Feb 2021Pack Saddle Barn Wigan Road Euxton Chorley PR7 6JZ
Received 13 Feb 202114 The Willows Chorley PR7 3RQ
Received 14 Feb 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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