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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

10,254Searchable applications

298Recorded as pending

91%Approval rate · 9,029 approved or refused records

798Refused applications

8,231 approved · 798 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Control Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice Pre application advice Conservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areas Article 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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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.

More application records

Granted22/00943/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 8 (assessment of biodiversity value) and 9 (scheme for offsetting biodiversity impacts to achieve net gain) attached to planning permission 22/00363/FUL (Engineering works to construct a level development platform and culverted stream)
Hole House Farm Chorley Road Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9LD
Received 1 Sept 2022
Granted22/00944/FULHH
Conversion of existing attic roof space including additional windows to the front and rear, erection of a front porch, single storey side/rear extensions and addition of a new pitched roof over existing garage
190 Blackburn Road Heapey Chorley PR6 8ET
Received 1 Sept 2022
Granted22/00945/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley Rural District Council TPO 1 (Hoghton) 1969: Various works as detailed in the Tree Check Ltd report
Strathknoll Station Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0DD
Received 1 Sept 2022
Granted22/00946/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 2 (Chorley) 1987: T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 Limes - Crown reduction by up to 15%, crown lift to 6 metres above ground level; T9 Weeping Copper Beech - Prune to provide 2 metres clearance from property
51 Ashfield Road Chorley PR7 1LP
Received 2 Sept 2022
Refused22/00947/CLPUD
Application for certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of part of existing integral garage to habitable accommodation and insertion of window
4 Winslow Place Chorley PR7 3TG
Received 4 Sept 2022
Granted22/00948/SCOPE
Scoping Opinion for the Environmental Statement, pursuant to Regulation 15 of the Town And Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, associated with a proposed M65 Junction 3 Logistics Park
Land To East Of Finnington Lane Feniscowles Withnell
Received 5 Sept 2022
Granted22/00949/FUL
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to offices (Use Class E(g)(i)) (retrospective)
Dower House Dawbers Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6ED
Received 5 Sept 2022
Granted22/00950/DIS
Application to discharge condition nos. 4 (facing materials), 5 (boundary treatment), 10 (construction management plan), 11 (surface water drainage scheme) and 13 (building recording and analysis) attached to planning permission ref: 20/01117/FUL (Erection of building comprising 6no. industrial units following demolition of existing buildings)
Haslem Printers Ltd Standish Street Chorley PR7 3AJ
Received 5 Sept 2022
Withdrawn22/00951/FUL
Section 73 application to remove condition no.2 (agricultural occupancy) of planning permission ref. 5/5/05733 (bungalow)
Mill Meadows Three Post Green Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SU
Received 5 Sept 2022
Granted22/00952/FULHH
Single storey side extension
14 Bredon Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6NS
Received 5 Sept 2022
Granted22/00953/FUL
Change of use of part of agricultural building to farm shop, installation of mezzanine floor and windows, construction of new access from Bury Lane and other associated development (retrospective)
Boardman Heights Farm Bury Lane Withnell Chorley PR6 8SD
Received 5 Sept 2022
Granted22/00954/FUL
Erection of detached dwelling and means of access following the demolition of existing outbuildings
Wilbeth Wrennalls Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5PW
Received 5 Sept 2022
Granted22/00955/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 3.94m in depth, with eaves height of 2.54m and a maximum height of 3.5m
42 Watkin Road Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PX
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00956/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 20/00835/CB3MAJ (Erection of building comprising 62 assisted living apartments (Use Class C3) with community facilities including community centre (Use Class D1), nursery (Use Class D1), caf� (Use Class A3) and hair salon (Use Class A1) and 2no. units designed as a GP surgery (Use Class D1) and a pharmacy (Use Class A1), regeneration of existing recreation ground and construction of bowling club facility following demolition of nursery, community centre and bowling club hut) to add plant to the roof
Tatton Gardens Eaves Lane Chorley PR6 0PU
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00957/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 21/01191/FUL (Joint application for single storey rear extensions over 3no. properties) to amend the proposed roof style of no.3 to match nos. 4 and 5 Railway View, and alterations to the proposed windows style of no. 5 Railway View
3 Railway View Croston Leyland PR26 9RY
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00958/OUT
Outline application for the erection of one detached dwelling, with all matters reserved, save for access and layout
Land Adjacent To 141 Chorley Road Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9JL
Received 6 Sept 2022
Refused22/00959/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached outbuilding to accommodate a swimming pool and gymnasium
Rose Hips Barn Tithe Barn Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 8TE
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00960/FULHH
Erection of detached outbuilding (retrospective)
41 New Street Eccleston Chorley PR7 5TW
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00961/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
8 Rowan Grove Chorley PR6 7BQ
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00962/FULHH
Single storey front infill extension over existing garage
Norwood Copthurst Lane Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 8LR
Received 6 Sept 2022
Granted22/00963/FUL
Demolition of existing stables and erection of one detached dwelling
Land 130M North Of Barretts Farm Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley
Received 7 Sept 2022
Granted22/00964/FULHH
Part single storey, part two storey front/side extension, single storey rear extension (following demolition of conservatory and attached garage)
144 Chorley Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HB
Received 7 Sept 2022
No Objections22/00965/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area including the felling of 6no. leylandii
Croston Corn Mill Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 7 Sept 2022
Granted22/00966/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 12 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1992: T6 Sycamore - Crown reduction of up to 2 metres
27 Orchard Drive Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7JZ
Received 7 Sept 2022

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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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