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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 dates9,145Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,005 approved or refused records
706Refused applications
7,299 approved · 706 refused · 382 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn21/01445/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no.4 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 21/00821/FULHH (Part two storey/part single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing two storey rear extension) and demolition of 3no. existing outbuildings) to allow for the erection of a single storey side extension
4 Brookside Cottages Coppice Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9DB
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01446/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley Rural District Council TPO 1 (Euxton) 1971: T1 Sycamore - crown lift up to 5 metres; T2 Sycamore - crown lift up to 5 metres and prune away from path up to 3 metres; and T3 Sycamore - crown lift up to 5 metres
6 Euxton Hall Gardens Euxton Chorley PR7 6PB
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Withdrawn21/01447/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no. 3 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 20/00443/FUL (Demolition of existing single garage, erection of a new garage and change of use and rear extension to existing building to form a new dwelling) to reposition the approved garage
Bridge End House Towngate Eccleston Chorley PR7 6ND
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01448/FULHH
Front roof dormer extension and window alterations
22 Berkeley Close Chorley PR7 3JS
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01449/FULHH
Erection of single storey extension to rear of property including a porch
24 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Unknown21/01450/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment application to planning permission 20/00697/FUL (Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse, following the demolition of the existing stables) to change the design, materials and floorplans of the dwellinghouse, including layout changes to re-orientate the dwellinghouse
Land 95M North West Of The Highfield Restaurant At Junction Between Highfield Road And Southport Road And Moor Road Croston Leyland PR26 9HP
Received 15 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01451/NOT
Notification of intention to install 1no. 10m high pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
The Lock And Quay 1 Botany Bay Chorley PR6 9AE
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Withdrawn21/01452/P3PAN
Prior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M(a) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed change of use of offices (Use Class E) to 1no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
22 St Georges Street Chorley
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01453/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and side porch extension
101 Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7DH
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Refused21/01454/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for 2no. proposed detached outbuildings
The Croft New Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 6NA
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01455/FULHH
Single storey front extension
1 Dahlia Close Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5TF
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01456/DIS
Application to discharge condition nos. 3 (materials), 9 (landscape plan) and 11 (assurance of dwelling emission rate) of planning permission ref: 19/01115/FUL (Erection of 1no. dwelling (following partial demolition of existing stables buildings and demolition of buildings))
Long Lane Stables Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EF
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Refused21/01457/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
Miry Fold Farm Briers Brow Wheelton Chorley PR6 8JN
Received 19 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01458/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 21/00380/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) to make the following changes: (1) Change the facing materials of plots 2 and 3 from brickwork to stone; (2) change the orientation of plot 3 and right-hand the garage to match plot 2; and (3) Add a chimney feature to plots 2 and 3
South View Back Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SY
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01459/FULHH
Conversion and extension of single storey garage to form a two storey home office with existing garage to the ground floor
Goffs Cottage Chorley Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BN
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01460/FUL
Erection of dwelling with detached garage and hobby room following demolition of existing buildings
Holt Lane Farm Cattery Holt Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NF
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01461/FULHH
Addition of a pitched roof to the dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent To 8 Lydiate Lane Cuerden Leyland PR25 5SA
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01462/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and access ramp to front
7 Kershaw Street Chorley PR6 0BG
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01463/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.6 (foul and surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 19/00426/FUL (Conversion of existing garage to new dwelling including raising the roof and single storey side extension. Associated external works, including new parking area to existing dwelling.)
Hey House Barn Drinkhouse Road Croston Leyland PR26 9JE
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Other decision21/01464/SCE
Request for a screening opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the installation of a solar energy park
Land Either Side Of M6 South Of Mill Lane Charnock Richard
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01465/FUL
Erection of two storey extension to south side, installation of over-cladding to existing store frontage, installation of solar photovoltaic panels, and alterations to car park layout and associated works
Doorway To Value 50 Preston Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7HH
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01466/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
15 Lea Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PF
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01467/DIS
Application to discharge condition nos. 4 (materials), 5 (landscaping and habitat creation and management plan), 9 (emission rates), 12 (method statement for eradication of Rhododendron), 13 (drainage) and 18 (site levels) attached to planning permission 20/01171/FUL (Erection of 4no. dwellings with associated parking and domestic gardens pursuant to permission in principle 20/00688/PIP)
St Lukes Church Quarry Road Brinscall Chorley PR6 8RB
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01471/FUL
Construct a new silage clamp
Batesons Farm Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NL
Received 23 Dec 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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