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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 dates8,626Searchable applications
290Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,531 approved or refused records
670Refused applications
6,861 approved · 670 refused · 355 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Granted21/00226/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Euxton) 2018: T3 Beech - prune back overhanging branches away from conservatory by 3m to previous reduction points
145 Wigan Road Euxton Chorley PR7 6JH
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00227/FULHH
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
81 Preston Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PG
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00228/FULHH
Two storey side extension and detached outbuilding to accommodate a garage and home gymnasium
Quarryview Sandy Lane Adlington Chorley PR7 4JT
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00229/FULHH
Conversion of part of existing detached garage to habitable accommodation and associated elevational alterations
5 Haydock Drive Chorley PR7 3FT
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Other decision21/00230/P3PAC
Prior approval application under Part 3, Class C of The Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) to change shop (Use Class A1) to a cafe (Use Class A3)
5 - 7 New Market Street Chorley PR7 1DB
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00231/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 19/01053/FUL (Erection of 1no. dwellinghouse, following the demolition of the existing stables): 1) to amend the layout to reduce the size of the driveway and parking area. 2) Elevation changes specifically to define the elevation facing towards the highway as the principal elevation with entrance door
Scale Hill Farm Windmill Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NX
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00232/OUT
Outline application for the erection of one detached dwelling including details of access and layout, with matters of appearance, landscaping and scale reserved
Land West Of 1 The Owls Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00233/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref 19/00239/FULHH (Single storey rear extension) to allow changes including (1) raising ridge of existing single storey rear solid roof extension, (2) obscure glazing to existing window in first floor side elevation, (3) outer wall of new glazed roof extension finished with incline, and (4) 2no. proposed roof lights to existing two storey outrigger removed from plan
97 Heapey Road Chorley PR6 9BJ
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00234/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos.5 (materials), 6 (landscaping), 7 (ground contamination), 11 (construction method statement), 16 (surface water drainage) and 17 (drainage scheme) attached to planning permission ref: 15/00224/OUTMAJ (Outline application (specifying access only) for a mixed use development comprising Digital Health Park, industrial/employment units (Use Classes B1/B2/B8); Care Home and Specialist Care Facility (Use Class C2); local convenience store (Use Class A1); family pub (Use Class A4) and/or medical centre (Use Class D1); residential units (Use Class C3) and associated access, landscaping and infrastructure)
The Strawberry Fields Digital Hub Euxton Lane Chorley PR7 1PS
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00235/FUL
Demolition of unsound bungalow and erection of 1no. new dwelling
Heathfield Ollerton Lane Withnell Chorley PR6 8BW
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00236/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.7 (wheel cleaning facilities) attached to planning permission ref: 20/00797/REM (Reserved matters application for the erection of a care home (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission 15/00224/OUTMAJ (Outline application (specifying access only) for a mixed use development comprising Digital Health Park, industrial/employment units (Use Classes B1/B2/B8); Care Home and Specialist Care Facility (Use Class C2); local convenience store (Use Class A1); family pub (Use Class A4) and/or medical centre (Use Class D1); residential units (Use Class C3) and associated access, landscaping and infrastructure))
The Strawberry Fields Digital Hub Euxton Lane Chorley PR7 1PS
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00237/FULHH
First floor side extension and single storey rear extension
88 Carr Lane Chorley PR7 3JG
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00238/FULHH
Part two storey, part single storey side extension
145 Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 8AG
Received 27 Feb 2021 - Granted21/00239/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (retrospective)
Letchford Squirrel Lane Anderton Bolton BL6 7RR
Received 28 Feb 2021 - Refused21/00240/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of one detached dwelling
Land Between Willowfield And Firtrees Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Refused21/00241/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of two detached dwellings
Land Adjacent To Ash House Cottage Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00242/FULHH
First floor side extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with associated elevational alterations
4 Sandringham Drive Brinscall Chorley PR6 8SU
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00243/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos. 15 (site access and off-site works of highway improvement), 16 (implementation of site access and off-site works of highway improvement), 17 (cycle storage details), 19 (sustainable drainage management plan) and 20 (access restriction) attached to planning permission 17/00764/FULMAJ for the erection of a building comprising three business units (Class B1) and a restaurant takeaway with drive-thru including car parking, access, landscaping and associated works.
Land At Barnes Wallis Way Barnes Wallis Way Buckshaw Village
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00244/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and insertion of 2no. vertical Velux windows to rear elevation
10 Rufford Close Chorley PR7 3RG
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Refused21/00245/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 20/00241/FULHH (Roof alterations including raising of ridge height, single storey side/rear extension, porch, elevational alterations and erection of detached garage (following demolition of existing garage)) involving a reduction in the width of the single storey side/rear extension, reduction in the height of the porch and a reduction to the size of the detached garage
The Shieling Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RG
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Other decision21/00246/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.5m in depth, with eaves height of 2.95m, and a maximum height of 3.5m
2 Balshaw Villa Gardens Euxton Chorley PR7 6NL
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00247/FULHH
Single storey side/rear extension and garden decking
15 Coppice Close Chorley PR6 0ES
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00248/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 5 (Whittle-le-Woods) 2019: T1 Beech - Crown thin by 20%
The Cottage Parkside Drive South Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PH
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00249/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Eccleston) 2011: T13 and T14 Oaks - Lateral reduction of branches overhanging rear garden to a maximum of 2 metres
39 New Mill Street Eccleston Chorley PR7 5FS
Received 3 Mar 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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