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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 dates9,115Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,977 approved or refused records
704Refused applications
7,273 approved · 704 refused · 380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Granted21/01340/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 20/00033/FULHH (Single storey side extension including attached garage (following demolition of existing detached garage) and formation of new vehicular access) involving a change to the external facing material from brick to K render and alterations to door/window openings
2 Lichen Close Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5RY
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01341/FUL
Change of use of land to enable the siting of four shepherds huts to provide overnight wedding accommodation and associated works
Rivington Hall Barn And Part Rivington Hall Rivington Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7SB
Received 12 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01343/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building for the storage of farming implements and machinery and for shelter during lambing season
Trigg Lane Heapey
Received 13 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01344/FUL
Change of use of first and second floor from retail (Use Class E) to one flat (Use Class C3)
International Aid Trust 84 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SF
Received 13 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01345/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission ref: 20/01256/FUL (Refurbishment, amalgamation and extension of retail units (Class E) comprising external alterations, including new shop front, erection of front entrance lobby, trolley park, revised parking layout and associated works) involving alterations to the south and west elevations of the approved unit and reconfiguration of the car park layout
Currys Unit A Alliance Retail Park Water Street Chorley PR7 1EX
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01346/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing use involving the siting and residential occupation of a static home and the storage of touring caravans at Roscoe House Farm
Roscoe House Farm Delph Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LD
Received 15 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01347/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to reserved matters consent ref: 20/01341/REM (Reserved matters application (appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) for the erection of 1no. detached dwelling (Phase 6b) pursuant to outline planning permission 15/00162/OUTMAJ (Outline application for a self-build residential development comprising up to 8 detached dwellings with all matters reserved save for access)) involving alterations to the rear, southerly facing aspect to replace the external first floor balcony with additional internal first floor accommodation and swapping the garage dormer room windows from the front to the rear aspect
Euxton Mill Dawbers Lane Euxton
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01348/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
41 Poole Avenue Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7FP
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01349/FULMAJ
Conversion of vacant public house including removal of some ground floor extensions and the erection of a part three / part four storey extension to form 18 assisted living apartments (Use Class C3)
The Swan With Two Necks 1 - 3 Hollinshead Street Chorley PR7 1EP
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01350/LBC
Application for listed building consent for conversion of vacant public house including removal of some ground floor extensions and the erection of a part three / part four storey extension to form 18 assisted living apartments (Use Class C3)
The Swan With Two Necks 1 - 3 Hollinshead Street Chorley PR7 1EP
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01351/FULHH
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) and first floor side extension and associated alterations to fenestration
22 Elmwood Astley Village Chorley PR7 1UX
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01352/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and associated alterations (following demolition of existing conservatory)
2 Merlin Close Heapey Chorley PR6 9BB
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Refused21/01353/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
57 Netherley Road Coppull Chorley PR7 5FA
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Refused21/01354/FULHH
Two storey rear extension
Holmeswood Finney Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JQ
Received 20 Nov 2021 - Refused21/01355/FULHH
Provision of balcony and balustrade above existing garage to side elevation of property (retrospective)
The Clyde Bradshaw Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SF
Received 21 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01356/FUL
Change of use of land to domestic garden use including erection of boundary fence (retrospective)
54 Evergreen Close Chorley PR7 3QB
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01357/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
2 Kielder Gardens Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5AB
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01358/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley Rural District Council TPO 1 (Euxton) 1971: Raise the branches from the tree line so that they no longer interfere with the football pitch
Land 15M North East Of 35 Meadowcroft Euxton
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01359/FULHH
Erection of a freestanding "wimpole" greenhouse
Ollerton Hall Chorley Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BG
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01360/FULHH
Erection of detached garage (following demolition of existing garage) and elevational alterations to existing property including replacement of integral garage door with window and brickwork
32 Hawkswood Eccleston Chorley PR7 5RW
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01361/REM
Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission 19/00427/OUT (Outline planning application for the erection of 2no. dwellings following the demolition of existing stables and storage building. All matters reserved, except access) seeking approval of details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale including details of condition no.4 (external facing and roofing materials), condition no.7 (dwelling emission rate) and condition no.9 (boundary treatments)
Hey House Barn Drinkhouse Road Croston Leyland PR26 9JE
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01363/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos.4 (surface water drainage scheme), 7 (invasive species method statement) and 12 (highway access and improvement works) attached to planning permission ref: 20/01264/FUL (Erection of drive thru coffee shop with car parking and other associated works)
Land Formerly Kwik Save And Chorley Service Station Preston Road Chorley
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Refused21/01364/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding (following demolition of existing garage)
136 Rawlinson Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4DF
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01365/FULHH
Two storey side extension
8 Empress Way Euxton Chorley PR7 6QB
Received 24 Nov 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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