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.
8,083 approved · 785 refused · 420 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 10 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Roecroft Farmhouse Ulnes Walton Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LT
Received 11 May 202275 The Asshawes Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9JN
Received 11 May 202228 The Willows Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QL
Received 11 May 2022Twin Lakes Industrial Park Bretherton Road Croston
Received 10 May 2022Topps Tiles Clifford Street Chorley PR7 1AQ
Received 12 May 20221 Princess Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9NU
Received 12 May 2022Springfield House 15 Ridley Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RF
Received 12 May 2022Currys Unit A Alliance Retail Park Water Street Chorley PR7 1EX
Received 11 May 20226A Armetriding Reaches Euxton Chorley PR7 6GY
Received 13 May 2022Prospect House Washington Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6DQ
Received 13 May 20225 The Asshawes Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9JN
Received 14 May 2022161 Draperfield Chorley PR7 3PR
Received 14 May 202233 Meadowcroft Euxton Chorley PR7 6BU
Received 14 May 20224 Southall Grove Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7FQ
Received 15 May 2022Land To The Rear 51 Gorsey Lane Mawdesley
Received 15 May 2022Lydiate Farm 12 Lydiate Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 6LY
Received 16 May 202238 Ackhurst Lodge Drive Chorley PR7 1ED
Received 16 May 20224 Orchard Drive Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7JZ
Received 16 May 2022Trigfan Parr Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5RP
Received 16 May 2022Tan Pits Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG
Received 16 May 2022Land 60M West Of No. 3 Castle Walks Croston
Received 16 May 2022I P Jones Fencing Contractors Yew Tree Farm Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LE
Received 16 May 2022Land To North Of 23 Out Lane Croston
Received 16 May 202216 Stamford Drive Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7HP
Received 16 May 2022Records 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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