Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chorley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,285 approved · 705 refused · 381 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Tullis Farmhouse Barn Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NQ
Received 2 Dec 20218 Millwood Glade Chorley PR7 1RU
Received 2 Dec 20211 Caton Drive Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5SU
Received 2 Dec 20212 Glamis Drive Chorley PR7 1LX
Received 2 Dec 2021South View Back Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SY
Received 3 Dec 2021Land Formerly Talbot Mill Froom Street Chorley
Received 3 Dec 20217 Langton Close Eccleston Chorley PR7 5UU
Received 3 Dec 202192 Richmond Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SR
Received 3 Dec 20214 Reedfield Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 8HT
Received 3 Dec 2021146 Chorley Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HB
Received 3 Dec 2021Yarrow Place 32 Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 3 Dec 20213 Chatsworth Close Chorley PR7 1LZ
Received 3 Dec 2021Mussoorie Bolton Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HJ
Received 4 Dec 202126 Rectory Close Croston Leyland PR26 9SH
Received 4 Dec 202124 Cortland Avenue Eccleston Chorley PR7 5FP
Received 6 Dec 20214 The Briers Eccleston Chorley PR7 5UB
Received 6 Dec 202116 The Ridings Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7QH
Received 7 Dec 2021Ivy Cottage Chorley Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BJ
Received 7 Dec 2021The Stables Weavers Brow Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EB
Received 7 Dec 2021Glendean 17 Stocks Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5LT
Received 7 Dec 2021Land South Of Mercer Court And East Of Westhoughton Road Adlington
Received 7 Dec 2021Rivington Village Club Horrobin Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7SE
Received 7 Dec 20216 Lawton Close Higher Wheelton Chorley PR6 8HU
Received 8 Dec 202110 Bay Tree Road Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7JW
Received 8 Dec 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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