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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 dates9,065Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,937 approved or refused records
696Refused applications
7,241 approved · 696 refused · 374 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted21/01134/FUL
Conversion of lower ground floor to 1no. two bedroom residential flat and erection of external detached bin/bike store
36 Park Road Chorley PR7 1QU
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01135/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.7 (highway improvement works) of planning permission ref.20/00047/FUL (Erection of a freestanding restaurant with drive-thru facility, car parking, landscaping, including customer order displays (COD) and associated works)
McDonald's Restaurants Ltd Foxhole Road Chorley PR7 1NF
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01136/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
16 Heathrow Place Chorley PR7 2QX
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01137/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Mawdesley) 2009: T1, T2, T3 and T4 Oaks - Crown lift secondary branches to 6 metres and remove any dead, dying and diseased branches up to 20mm diameter; and G2 - Crown lift to 5 metres above ground level and remove any dead, dying and diseased branches up to 20mm diameter
Rainbow Hub NW Ltd Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QX
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Unknown21/01138/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Whittle-le-Woods) 2007: G1 - 1no. Sycamore and 6no. Birch - reduce branches growing towards house by 1 metre; T1 Oak - 20% crown thin; and G2 - 15no. Birch - thin group by removing selected branches
14 Burghfield Drive Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7FN
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01139/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.7 (dwelling emission rate) and condition no.10 (replacement tree planting) of planning permission 20/01198/FUL (Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse including access)
West Levens Moss Lane Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 4SE
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01140/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos.10 (dwelling emission rate details) and 12 (broadband strategy) attached to planning permission 20/00164/FUL - Erection of 115 dwellings on land at Nell Lane, Clayton-le-Woods with access taken from Parkhurst Avenue
Land Adjoining Cuerden Residential Park Nell Lane Cuerden
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01141/FULHH
Single detached garage (following demolition of existing detached garage)
18 Anderton Road Euxton Chorley PR7 6JA
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01142/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
Casablanca High Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TD
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01143/FUL
Change of use and conversion of stables and store to form expansion of existing public bar including minor external alterations to door and window apertures
Rivington Brewing Co Horrobin Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9HE
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01144/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1989: T1 Oak - 30% Crown Reduction; T2 Beech - Reduce to 6 metre nature pole; and T3 Beech - Reduce to 6 metre nature pole
Shaw Hill Hotel And Country Club Preston Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PP
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01145/FUL
Installation of 2no. ultra rapid electric vehicle charging stations and associated equipment
Land Next To Electricity Substation Lancaster Way Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7LJ
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01146/FULHH
Erection of a single storey side extension (part retrospective)
11 Seaforth Crescent Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7HL
Received 23 Sept 2021 - No Objections21/01147/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area including the crown clean and deadwooding of 1no. cedar and 6no. pines
Bank House 21 Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Unknown21/01148/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 18 (Rivington) 1991: Felling of 22no. trees in proximity to retaining wall
Rivington Village Club Horrobin Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7SE
Received 25 Sept 2021 - Refused21/01149/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to the front of the existing detached garage
22 Alexander Close Chorley PR7 3FU
Received 26 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01150/FULHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension
8 Spinney Close Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PW
Received 26 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01151/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign
Unit G Buckshaw Link Ordnance Road Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7EL
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01152/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1995: T32 Oak - 50% reduction of 1no. limb encroaching onto the garden of 6 Harvest Drive
6 Harvest Drive Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7QL
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01153/FULHH
Erection of a two storey side extension
41 Gorsey Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TE
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01154/FULHH
Erection of a single storey side extension and first floor rear extension over existing single storey extension
1B Out Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HJ
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01155/FUL
Change of use of existing ground floor unit to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to form an extension to no.2 Church Street, including external window and door alterations and reinstatement of 2no windows.
Favourites 66 Town Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RB
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01156/LBC
Application for listed building consent for works to include: 1) Replacement windows 2) Alterations to existing shop window 3) Block up entrance door (internally) and replacement upvc door with timber door 4) Reinstatement of 2no. windows to Church Street elevation
Favourites 66 Town Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RB
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Granted21/01157/FULHH
Enlargement of former extension to southern elevation (retrospective)
Dover Farm Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SJ
Received 27 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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