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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 dates
9,207Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 8,059 approved or refused records
711Refused applications

7,348 approved · 711 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  1. Granted22/00132/FUL

    Demolition of existing detached dwelling and outbuildings, and erection of three storey office building

    81 Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  2. Granted22/00133/FUL

    Erection of an agricultural storage building (retrospective)

    Sarah Lane Bretherton

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  3. Refused22/00134/FULHH

    Part two storey/part single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing two storey extension and conservatory) and elevational alterations

    103 Chapel Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RY

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  4. Granted22/00135/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of the existing domestic outbuilding (garage) for a dog grooming business

    Yealand Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EQ

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  5. Granted22/00136/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding (garage)

    Holmeswood Finney Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JQ

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  6. Granted22/00138/FULHH

    Part two storey/part single storey rear/side extension (following demolition of existing two storey rear extension)

    4 Brookside Cottages Coppice Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9DB

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  7. Granted22/00140/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    17 Meadowlands Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5QH

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  8. Granted22/00141/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 4 (Chorley) 1989: T101 Hawthorn - 1.5m lateral reduction of crown; T102 Birch - Crown lift to provide 3m clearance over car park space; T104 Oak - Reduce lateral spread by 1.5m, remove epicormic growth from main stem; T105 Mountain Ash - Fell; T106 Oak - Crown lift to provide 3m clearance over road and bin store, prune to provide 1m clearance from lamp; T108 Oak - Prune to provide 2m clearance from property and 1m clearance from lamp; T109 Oak - Crown lift to provide 3m clearance over car park; T110 Oak - Crown lift southern crown over road to provide 3m clearance; T111 Yew - Fell; T112 Oak - Crown lift southern crown over road to provide 3m clearance; T113 Sycamore - Crown lift southern crown over road to provide 3m clearance; T114 Lime - Crown lift eastern crown to provide 3m clearance over road; T129 Sycamore - Fell; T130 Sycamore - Fell; T131 Goat Willow - Fell; T132 Holly - Cut barb wire around stem; T133 Hawthorn - Fell; T134 Oak - Remove deadwood; and T136 Mountain Ash - Fell

    1 Folly Wood Drive Chorley PR7 2FW

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  9. Granted22/00142/FULHH

    Single storey side extension

    5 The Hamlet Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4EG

    Received 7 Feb 2022
  10. Granted22/00143/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

    Outside 12 Tintern Avenue Chorley PR7 3HB

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  11. Granted22/00145/FULHH

    Single storey side extension attached to existing outbuilding and conversion of part of outbuilding to habitable accommodation

    46 Mavis Drive Coppull Chorley PR7 5AF

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  12. Granted22/00146/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension and associated alterations (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    10 Limes Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6BJ

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  13. Granted22/00147/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    7 Westland Place Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7LD

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  14. Granted22/00148/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

    Opposite 48 Harpers Lane Chorley

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  15. Other decision22/00149/PDE

    Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 8m in depth, with eaves height of 2.4m, and a maximum height of 3.9m

    Holmeswood Finney Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JQ

    Received 4 Feb 2022
  16. Other decision22/00150/PDE

    Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 7.88m in depth, with eaves height of 2.4m, and a maximum height of 3.98m

    The Bungalow Pear Tree Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6DG

    Received 8 Feb 2022
  17. Granted22/00151/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 2 (Anderton) 1981: T1 Ash - Fell; and T2 Sycamore - Fell

    Pike View Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  18. Granted22/00152/DIS

    Application to discharge conditions no. 7 (dwelling emission rate) of planning permission ref: 21/00294/OUT (Outline application for the demolition of extension and erection of detached dormer bungalow)

    176 Blackburn Road Chorley PR6 8TP

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  19. Granted22/00154/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    183 Blackburn Road Heapey Chorley PR6 8EP

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  20. Granted22/00155/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension (retrospective)

    192 Eaves Lane Chorley PR6 0AU

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  21. Granted22/00156/FUL

    Conversion of existing 3 bed dwelling into 2no. 1 bed flats

    68 Railway Road Chorley PR6 0HW

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  22. Granted22/00157/DIS

    Application to discharge condition no.4 (external facing and roofing materials) of planning permission ref: 19/01053/FUL (Erection of 1no. dwellinghouse, following the demolition of the existing stables)

    Scale Hill Farm Windmill Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NX

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  23. Granted22/00158/FULHH

    Erection of an outbuilding and perimeter fence (retrospective)

    1 St Helens Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7NQ

    Received 9 Feb 2022
  24. Granted22/00159/NOT

    Notification of intention to upgrade existing telecommunications equipment including the removal and replacement of 6no. antennas, relocation of 1no. dish, internal upgrade of existing ground based cabinets and height increase of existing tower

    Telecommunications Mast Site No15019 Grove Farm Railway Road Adlington

    Received 11 Feb 2022

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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.

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