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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 dates8,676Searchable applications
290Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,579 approved or refused records
671Refused applications
6,908 approved · 671 refused · 357 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Granted21/00375/FUL
Conversion of existing barn to 1no. dwelling
Pippin Street Cottage Pippin Street Brindle Chorley PR6 8ND
Received 28 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00376/FULHH
Single storey side extension to existing garage including raising of roof and installation of 2no. front dormers to create habitable room accommodation in garage roof and single storey rear extension
3 Gleadhill House Gardens Euxton Chorley PR7 6NN
Received 28 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00377/FULHH
Erection of terrace 600mm above the ground level, 2no. wheel chair ramps and associated handrails to rear of property (retrospective)
5 Merefield Astley Village Chorley PR7 1UP
Received 28 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00378/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
18 Ivy Close Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5SG
Received 26 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00379/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
8 Sycamore Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6JR
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00380/FUL
Erection of 3no. detached dwellinghouses, erection of stableblock and erection of 1no. detached garage, following the demolition of the existing equestrian facilities and storage building
South View Back Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SY
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00381/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no.4 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 20/00354/FUL (Erection of detached replacement dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow) to increase the maximum building height and elevational/window alterations
Woodlands Bentley Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SN
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00382/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission 17/01046/FUL (Change of use of barn from agriculture to offices (use class B1), retention of farm house for residential (use class C3), retention of barns for agricultural use, provision of 19 parking spaces for use by office staff, and alterations to Sarscow Lane, to create 3 no. passing places) involving alterations to a window opening
Sarscow Farm Sarscow Lane Eccleston Leyland PR26 8LS
Received 29 Mar 2021 - No Objections21/00383/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area including the felling of 1no. rowan/mountain ash tree, 1no. birch tree and 1no. bay tree
Lodge Bank Cottage The Row White Coppice Heapey Chorley PR6 9DE
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Refused21/00384/FULHH
Erection of detached car port/workshop (retrospective)
Ro-Mar Church Fold Coppull Chorley PR7 4LZ
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00385/FULHH
First floor side extension, single storey rear extension and installation of external flue (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension)
16 Willow Drive Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5NL
Received 29 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00387/FULMAJ
Installation of running track (retrospective)
Christ Church Charnock Richard C Of E Primary School Church Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5NA
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00388/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos. 4 (facing materials), 17 (highway access scheme) and 20 (internal street management and maintenance) 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 30 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00389/FULHH
Installation of external flue for wood burning stove (retrospective)
12 Fife Close Chorley PR6 0NN
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00390/FULHH
Two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing two storey rear extension) and detached outbuilding (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
161 The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SA
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00391/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.5 (protection of the canal) attached to planning permission 21/000045/FULHH (Two storey front porch with a linked garage door canopy and a single storey rear extension including a first floor balcony to one bedroom only all together with associative works)
4 The Poplars Adlington Chorley PR7 4HL
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Unknown21/00392/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Euxton) 2010: T15 Oak - Prune back from property boundary by 2 metres; G3 Mixed group, Willow Hawthorn and Hazel - Prune back from property boundary by 2 metres; T9 Oak - Prune back from property boundary by 2 metres; T8 Oak - Prune back from property by 2 metres; T7 Oak - Remove snapped out branch; T6 Oak - Prune back from newly installed street light and from the highway, 2 metres clearance required
89 Euxton Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6DR
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Refused21/00393/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos. 6 (facing materials), 10 (landscaping), 12 (dwelling emission rate details), 14 (highway access scheme), 18 (hard surfacing details) and 19 (ground investigation) attached to planning permission 20/00516/FUL (Erection of 7no. (Use Class C3) dwellinghouses with access, parking, landscaping and associated works following demolition of existing buildings)
Amelie's Restaurant 311 Preston Road Coppull Chorley PR7 5DU
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00394/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 18/00855/FULMAJ (Erection of 8no. dwellings including alterations to access and demolition of existing public house) to move the proposed access slightly to the left due to the existing manhole in the road
The Hop Pocket Carr Lane Chorley PR7 3JQ
Received 30 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00395/DIS
Application to discharge of condition no.20 (off site highway works) attached to planning permission 20/00861/CB3MAJ (Erection of 6no. buildings comprising use classes B1 (A - offices, B - research and development, C - light industrial), B2 (general industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) with associated works)
Land To The Rear Of Brookfield Alker Lane Euxton
Received 31 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00397/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.17 (earthworks) of 19/00830/REMMAJ (Reserved matters application for the erection of 53 dwellings (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission 13/01055/OUTMAJ (Outline application (specifying the access) for residential development comprising up to 83 dwellings with vehicular access to be taken from Royton Drive)).
Land Bounded By Town Lane (To The North) And Lucas Lane (To The West) Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods
Received 31 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00398/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.22 (badger survey) of planning permission 13/01055/OUTMAJ (Outline application (specifying the access) for residential development comprising up to 83 dwellings with vehicular access to be taken from Royton Drive)
Land Bounded By Town Lane (To The North) And Lucas Lane (To The West) Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods
Received 31 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00399/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
25 Kellet Avenue Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5TE
Received 31 Mar 2021 - Granted21/00400/P3PAN
Prior approval under Part 3, Class M(a) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use of a retail premises (Use Class A1) to 1no. dwelling (Use Class C3)
Sticky Fingers 166 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5BX
Received 31 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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