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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 dates8,608Searchable applications
290Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,515 approved or refused records
670Refused applications
6,845 approved · 670 refused · 353 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre application adviceConservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areasArticle 4 directions A guide to Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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.
More application records
- Granted21/00178/FUL
Erection of 4no industrial buildings (Use Class B2) with associated parking areas
Blainscough Works Blainscough Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5HT
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00179/FUL
Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse and associated access
Land Adjoining 43 Weldbank Lane Chorley
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00180/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 13 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1992: T1 and T2 Oaks - Crown reduction up to a maximum of 2 metres; and T3 Oak - Crown reduction up to a maximum of 1 metre
29 The Ridings Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7QH
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00181/FULHH
Conversion of part of existing attached garage to boot room
Heights Cottage Bury Lane Withnell Chorley PR6 8SJ
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Objections21/00182/CTY
Consultation from Lancashire County Council on application ref. LCC/2021/0007 for the prior extraction of sand / gravel and subsequent restoration with inert engineering fill to facilitate a platform for employment development or agriculture with peripheral landscaping
Land Adjacent And South Of Leeds Liverpool Canal Blackburn Road Chorley
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Refused21/00183/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos.7 (remediation strategy verification), 9 (surface water drainage scheme), 13 (landscaping details), 15 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), and 19 (Estate Street Phasing and Completion Plan) attached to planning permission 20/00835/CB3MAJ (Erection of building comprising 62 assisted living apartments (Use Class C3) with community facilities including community centre (Use Class D1), nursery (Use Class D1), caf� (Use Class A3) and hair salon (Use Class A1) and 2no. units designed as a GP surgery (Use Class D1) and a pharmacy (Use Class A1), regeneration of existing recreation ground and construction of bowling club facility following demolition of nursery, community centre and bowling club hut.)
Stagecoach North West Ribble Motor Services Bus Depot Eaves Lane Chorley PR6 0PU
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00184/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer
Hillgate Slacks Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EJ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00185/FULMAJ
Section 73 application to remove condition no.22 (as built dwelling emission rate) attached to planning permission 18/01211/FULMAJ (Erection of 51 no. dwellings and associated works)
Land 10M South Of 21 Dunrobin Drive Euxton
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Refused21/00186/FULHH
Erection of outbuilding to accommodate a garage, storage space and home office
The Longcroft Stables Ridley Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RF
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Refused21/00187/FULHH
Erection of outbuilding to provide ancillary residential accommodation
Sandy Lane Farm Sandy Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QB
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00188/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos.6 (Remediation Strategy validation), 7 (facing materials), 18 (Dwelling Emission Rate details) and 19 (Dwelling Emission Rate as built) attached to planning permission 19/00556/FUL (Erection of two detached dwellings (substitution of house types on plots 3 and 4 approved under planning permission 18/00733/FUL))
Rigby's Garage Bluestone Garage Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RH
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00189/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use as a dwellinghouse for the occupation of up to six children and carers living together as a single household (Use Class C3b)
Southolme 136 Bolton Road Chorley PR7 3EZ
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Other decision21/00190/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension (conservatory) measuring 4m in depth, with eaves height of 2.59m, and a maximum height of 3.49m
2 Rookwood Avenue Chorley PR7 1RL
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00191/FULHH
Part single, part two storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage)
23 Drapers Avenue Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SY
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00192/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.8 (remediation strategy) attached to planning permission 20/01012/FUL (Erection of two buildings comprising industrial units (Use Class B2) following demolition of existing buildings and removal of onsite containers, plant and machinery)
Scrap Yard Town Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HQ
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00193/FULHH
Two storey extension to northern side elevation
Old Sunday School Chapel Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RY
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00194/LBC
Listed building consent for two storey extension to northern side elevation
Old Sunday School Chapel Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RY
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00195/FULHH
Two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing garage)
16 Carleton Road Chorley PR6 8TQ
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00196/FUL
Erection of infill extension to south west side of existing industrial buildings for use within Use Classes E(g), B2 and/or B8
Fairport Engineering Adlington Mill Market Place Adlington Chorley PR7 4EZ
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00197/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
9 Owsten Court Anderton Horwich Bolton BL6 5HL
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00198/FUL
Erection of two detached dwellings following demolition of existing garages and outbuildings
81 Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 20 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00199/FULHH
Single storey side extension and single storey front extension (following demolition of existing front porch and conservatory)
1 Cutt Close Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8NJ
Received 20 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00200/FULHH
Side and rear extension and detached garage
Hilfred Crosse Hall Lane Chorley PR6 9AN
Received 21 Feb 2021 - Refused21/00201/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 8m in depth, with eaves height of 3.8m, and a maximum height of 4m
Filter Beds Cottage Bolton Road Anderton Bolton BL6 7RN
Received 22 Feb 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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