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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 dates9,122Searchable applications
289Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 7,984 approved or refused records
705Refused applications
7,279 approved · 705 refused · 380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Granted21/01366/NOT
Notification of intention to install 3no. antennas (following removal of existing antennas) and associated ancillary works
Telecommunication Mast At Euxton Park Golf Centre Euxton Lane Euxton
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01367/FULHH
Part two storey / part first floor side extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
62 Woodlands Meadow Chorley PR7 3QH
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01368/FULHH
Single storey rear extension attached to existing detached garage and conversion of detached garage to habitable accommodation
34 Duke's Park Drive Chorley PR7 3FA
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01369/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached outbuilding
Windmill Hill Farm Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8PQ
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01370/FULMAJ
Section 73 application to vary conditions nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 attached to planning permission 11/00875/FULMAJ (Application to extend the time limit for implementation of extant planning permission 07/01426/FULMAJ at Talbot Mill for the erection of 149 residential dwellings including landscaping and access off Froom Street) to alter the layout, property types, mix and scale
Land Formerly Talbot Mill Froom Street Chorley
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01371/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, alterations to existing side elevation including raised ridge height, and associated elevational alterations including access ramp to front/side and changes to fenestration (following demolition of existing conservatory)
11 Windermere Drive Adlington Chorley PR6 9PD
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01372/DIS
Application to discharge condition no.15 (revised street lighting design) of planning permission ref: 16/00805/FULMAJ
Land 120M South West Of 21 Lower Burgh Way Lower Burgh Way Chorley
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01374/CLEUD
Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use of land as residential garden
Flash Green Acre Jenny Lane Higher Wheelton Chorley PR6 8JE
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01375/FULHH
Single storey extension to front of existing garage
22 Alexander Close Chorley PR7 3FU
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01377/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos. 7 (SAP Assessment) and 12 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of planning permission ref: 21/00796/FUL (Replacement dwelling and garage with associated landscaping)
Baysbrown Copthurst Lane Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 8LR
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Other decision21/01378/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.5m in depth, with eaves height of 2.35m, and a maximum height of 3.7m
Lyndene Wigan Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4DA
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Other decision21/01379/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 an agricultural building to a flexible use falling within Class B8 (storage or distribution) for caravan storage
Midge Hall Farm Moss Road Croston Leyland PR26 9JS
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01380/FUL
Change of use of no. 217 The Green from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a shop (Use Class E(a)) across the ground floor and 1no. 1 bedroom flat across the whole first floor and associated elevational alterations
217 The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SX
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01381/FUL
Erection of a detached dwelling
Plot 1 Buckshaw Hall Knight Avenue Buckshaw Village
Received 28 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01384/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension and detached outbuilding (garden room)
Blossom Hill 382 Langton Brow Eccleston Chorley PR7 5PB
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01385/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 5 (Euxton) 2013: T1 Oak - Lateral reduction of 1.5 metres to branches overhanging rear garden
14 Chancery Fields Euxton Chorley PR7 1DG
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01386/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building for housing of livestock and new vehicular access from Dawber's Lane
Land 100M West Of Dean Cottage Dawber's Lane Euxton
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Granted21/01387/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 2no. freestanding non-illuminated signs on roundabout
Royton Drive Whittle-Le-Woods
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01388/DIS
Application to discharge conditions nos. 6 and 7 (dwelling emission rate) of planning permission ref. 17/00483/FUL (demolition of existing equestrian centre and replacement with three dwellings) and planning permission ref. 20/00063/FUL (Section 73 application for the variation of condition no.3 (approved drawings) attached to planning permission ref. 17/00483/FUL (Demolition of existing equestrian centre and replacement with three dwellings) to amend two of the approved house types)
Liptrot Farm Gilbertson Road Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4DJ
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01487/FUL
Erection of equestrian stables with associated access, hardstanding and manege
Heapey Fold Estate Higher House Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9BU
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01390/FUL
Construction of field access from Lydiate Lane
Land Opposite 6-8 Lydiate Lane Cuerden
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01391/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 6 (Euxton) 1995: T1 Oak - Prune two limbs overhanging property by a maximum of 3 metres
1 Orchard Close Euxton Chorley PR7 6LU
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Granted21/01392/DIS
Application to discharge condition nos. 4 (facing and roofing materials), 5 (external joinery), 6 (rainwater goods) and 7 (programme of archaeological work) of planning permission ref: 21/00193/FULHH (Two storey extension to northern side elevation)
Old Sunday School Chapel Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RY
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Refused21/01393/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of up to 8no. dwellings with associated parking spaces and gardens
Land Adjacent To 179 Chapel Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4ND
Received 2 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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