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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 dates9,154Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,013 approved or refused records
707Refused applications
7,306 approved · 707 refused · 383 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted21/01472/FUL
Erection of a portal framed building to house new milking parlour
Batesons Farm Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NL
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01473/FULMAJ
Demolition of the former Grill & Grain Public House and erection of a two storey office building and change of use of the former annex building from ancillary accommodation to commercial use (falling within Use Classes E(a) display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food, E(b) sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises, E(c) i financial services, E(c)ii professional services (other than medical services) and/or E(g)i office) with associated car parking, landscaping and works
The Boatyard Bolton Road Hoghton PR5 0SP
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01474/FUL
Conversion of and extension to existing stables to create new dwelling, and creation of new access driveway
Roscoe Lowe Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Refused21/01475/FULMAJ
Erection of 108no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping, parking and other works following demolition of existing building.
DXC Technology Euxton House Euxton Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6FE
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01476/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.4 (archaeological written scheme of investigation) of planning permission ref: 16/00804/FULMAJ (Full application for the erection of 201 dwellings, associated access, drainage and the provision of public open space and landscaping)
Land 120M South West Of 21 Lower Burgh Way Lower Burgh Way Chorley
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01477/DIS
Application to discharge condition no. 9 (method statement for the protection of Duxbury Woods) attached to planning permission 21/00783/FUL (Erection of building comprising 9no. bay covered driving range shelter, reception and store, and erection of netting and setting out of golf driving range)
Duxbury Park Duxbury Hall Road Chorley
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01478/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.4 (facing materials) of planning permission ref: 19/00353/FULHH (Replacement of windows and external doors and rendering of all elevations)
10 Carvers Brow Croston Leyland PR26 9JD
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01479/FULHH
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
73 Long Croft Meadow Astley Village Chorley PR7 1TR
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01480/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the erection of up to 2no. dwellings, following demolition of workshops
Workshop Edge End Terrace Bolton Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BX
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Refused21/01481/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of two semi-detached dwellings
Land 25m To The South Of 64 Stump Lane Chorley
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01482/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of lockup storage units
Land 25m To The South Of 64 Stump Lane Chorley
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01483/FULMAJ
Erection of a two storey building to accommodate 24no. bed hospital ward, out-patient clinic and associated works (part retrospective)
Chorley And South Ribble District General Hospital Preston Road Chorley PR7 1PP
Received 24 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01484/FUL
Demolition of the existing modular building and the installation of replacement modular building to provide two classrooms
Coppull St John's C Of E Primary School Preston Road Coppull Chorley PR7 5DU
Received 29 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01485/FULHH
First floor side extension sited over existing garage extension
10 South Avenue Chorley PR7 3AT
Received 29 Dec 2021 - Refused21/01486/FULHH
First floor side extension and elevational/window alterations
150 Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 30 Dec 2021 - Granted22/00001/FULHH
Boundary treatment to side elevation of the property, 1.98m in height, consisting of concrete posts, concrete gravel boards, and wooden panel fence
29 Hunts Field Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7TT
Received 1 Jan 2022 - Granted22/00002/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission ref. 16/00804/FULMAJ (Full application for the erection of 201 dwellings, associated access, drainage and the provision of public open space and landscaping) to substitute one house type and amend the layout of attenuation basins, pumping station and footpaths
Land 120M South West Of 21 Lower Burgh Way Lower Burgh Way Chorley
Received 4 Jan 2022 - Other decision22/00003/P3PAM
Prior approval application under Part 3, Class R of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed change of use of 3no. agricultural buildings to a flexible use falling within Class B8 (storage or distribution) for materials and vehicle storage
Wood Lane Farm Wood Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RL
Received 4 Jan 2022 - Granted22/00005/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the installation of CCTV camera on front elevation (retrospective)
Breworth Fold House Marsh Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NZ
Received 4 Jan 2022 - Granted22/00006/FULHH
Porch extension to side elevation (retrospective)
28 Middlewood Close Eccleston Chorley PR7 5QG
Received 4 Jan 2022 - Granted22/00007/FULHH
Single storey front/side extension
6 Stonegate Fold Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9DX
Received 4 Jan 2022 - Refused22/00008/FULHH
First floor rear extension above existing garage
24 Railway Street Chorley PR7 2UA
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Withdrawn22/00009/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuildings)
4 Lichfield Road Chorley PR7 2EA
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Granted22/00010/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of the existing domestic outbuilding (summerhouse) for the grooming of up to 4no. of dogs on a daily basis between 09:00 and 17:00 hours Monday to Friday and between 09:00 and 12:00 noon hours Saturday on a commercial basis ancillary to the use of the dwellinghouse
3 Cunnery Meadow Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5RN
Received 5 Jan 2022
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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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