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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.
8,267 approved · 800 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
85 Hurst Brook Coppull Chorley PR7 4QY
Received 4 Oct 20228 Laurel Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6AY
Received 5 Oct 20226 Highfield Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QE
Received 5 Oct 20227 Meadowcroft Euxton Chorley PR7 6BU
Received 6 Oct 2022Tan Pits Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG
Received 6 Oct 202211 Larch Avenue Chorley PR6 0JL
Received 6 Oct 2022Land Between 39 And 45 Lydiate Lane Eccleston
Received 6 Oct 2022193 Chorley Old Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7NB
Received 6 Oct 202253 Park Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6JQ
Received 7 Oct 2022Land Adjacent 69-70 Long Meadows Chorley
Received 7 Oct 2022Stables At Lane Side Farm Brown House Lane Higher Wheelton
Received 7 Oct 2022HM Prison Wymott Moss Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LW
Received 7 Oct 2022Heatherdale Quaker Brook Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0JA
Received 7 Oct 20221 Belmont Road Adlington Chorley PR6 9PT
Received 7 Oct 20225 Stocks Close Higher Wheelton Chorley PR6 8FA
Received 7 Oct 2022Trinity Stones 36 Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EQ
Received 7 Oct 202215 Haydock Drive Chorley PR7 3FT
Received 7 Oct 2022Chorley Discount Store 194 - 196 Eaves Lane Chorley PR6 0AU
Received 7 Oct 2022T And B Anderson The Forge Westhoughton Road Adlington Chorley PR7 4ET
Received 8 Oct 20224 Winslow Place Chorley PR7 3TG
Received 9 Oct 202229 Carlton Avenue Clayton-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7QG
Received 10 Oct 2022Lydiate Farm 12 Lydiate Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 6LY
Received 10 Oct 2022Gleadhill View Dawbers Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EA
Received 10 Oct 2022North Barn Lower Close Farm Bolton Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BY
Received 10 Oct 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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