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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 dates9,059Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,933 approved or refused records
695Refused applications
7,238 approved · 695 refused · 372 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted21/01109/FULHH
Erection of detached outbuilding to provide ancillary home working office space, erection of gazebo and erection of a car port to existing garage
2 Balshaw Villa Gardens Euxton Chorley PR7 6NL
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01110/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension (garage)
Holmeswood Finney Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JQ
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Other decision21/01111/SCE
Request for Screening Opinion under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Proposed Solar Farm
Withnell Landfill Site Bolton Road Withnell
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01112/FUL
Retention of 2no. buildings for the use as a commercial cattery, and partial demolition of 2no. existing buildings
Haydock Farm Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HR
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01114/FULHH
Erection of a detached garage and creation of a driveway (resubmission of application 20/00691/FULHH) (Part retrospective)
4 Highfield Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QE
Received 14 Sept 2021 - No Objections21/01115/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area including: The felling of 1no. sweet chestnut, 6no. beech, 2no. sycamore, 2no. lime, and 1no. horse chestnut, deadwooding of 1no. oak, stem reduction of 4no. lime, crown reduction of 1no. black pine and remove group of alder
Croston Hall Estate Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01116/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved for demolition of buildings and residential development for up to nine detached dwellings
Hunters Lodge Motel Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LH
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn21/01117/FULHH
1) Erection of a two storey side/rear extension following demolition of existing single storey side and rear extensions 2) Alterations to elevations and fenestration
Brooklyn Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8LZ
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn21/01118/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 11 (Euxton) 1996: Oaks T1, T2, T3 and T4 - Pruning and shaping
5 Badgers Walk Euxton Chorley PR7 6FH
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01119/FUL
Creation of new vehicular access and dropped kerb from Smithy Lane
4 Brook Villas Smithy Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QG
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01120/FULHH
Part two storey, part single storey side, front and rear extension including canopy to front elevation (following demolition of existing garage)
203 Chapel Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4NA
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn21/01121/FUL
Demolition of existing house and external garage, followed by erection of a two storey three bed house with attached single garage
20 Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EN
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01122/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 6 (Euxton) 1980: T1 Oak - lateral reduction of branches growing towards 89 Runshaw Lane by 2 metres; T2 and T3 Sycamores - lateral reduction of branches growing towards 89 Runshaw Lane by 1.5 metres; T4 Pine - lateral reduction of branches growing towards 89 Runshaw Lane by 1 metre; and T5 Oak - lateral reduction of branches growing towards 89 Runshaw Lane by 1.5 metres
89 Runshaw Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6AX
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01123/FULHH
1) Erection of a two storey front extension, following demolition of existing porch, and first floor rear extension. 2) Alterations to elevational treatment
56 Gorsey Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TF
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Other decision21/01124/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 7.9m depth, with eaves height of 2.75m and a maximum height of 3.5m
Sherbourne 70 Doctors Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5QZ
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Other decision21/01125/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.2m depth, with eaves height of 2.53m, and a maximum height of 3.2m (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
Cypress House 60 New Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QP
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Other decision21/01126/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5m in depth, eaves height of 2.95m, and a maximum height of 2.95m (following demolition of existing conservatory)
1 Southside Euxton Chorley PR7 6AW
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01127/FULHH
Erection of single storey rear/side extension
65 Beech Avenue Anderton Chorley PR6 9PQ
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01128/FULHH
Erection of a part two storey/part single storey rear extension and front porch extension
14 Lydgate Chorley PR7 2NB
Received 17 Sept 2021 - No Objections21/01129/TCON
Notification of proposed works to a tree within a conservation area including the crown thin by 25% of 1no. silver birch
Park View 38 Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 19 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01130/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to reserved matters consent 19/00904/REMMAJ (Reserved matters application for the erection of 122 dwellings (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission 15/00224/OUTMAJ) involving changes to the position of the retaining wall and rear garden boundaries of Plots 100 to 111
The Strawberry Fields Digital Hub Euxton Lane Chorley PR7 1PS
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Refused21/01131/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
2 Kielder Gardens Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5AB
Received 19 Sept 2021 - Withdrawn21/01132/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding (garage)
Highfield House Jolly Tar Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4BJ
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01133/FUL
Extension to existing office following the demolition of existing link building
Crosses Farm Shaw Brow Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7HG
Received 20 Sept 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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