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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 dates10,640Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,392 approved or refused records
823Refused applications
8,569 approved · 823 refused · 437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 10 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Granted24/00081/FULHH
2no. front dormers
22 Lodge Bank Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QU
Received 3 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00082/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Whittle-Le-Woods) 2014: T1 Oak - Prune branches overhanging garden of 20 Green Way by 2 metres; and T2 Oak - Prune branches overhanging gardens of 19 and 20 Green Way by 2 metres
Land Bounded By Town Lane (To The North) And Lucas Lane (To The West) Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods
Received 3 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00084/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1995: Oak - Crown reduction by up to 2 metres
1 Farm House Close Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7QN
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00085/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the the use of the home kitchen to cook food for off site consumption on the following days and hours: Tuesday-Sunday (excluding Wednesday) with no inwards delivery and no more than seven outbound trips between 17:00 and 21:00pm per day with no internal or external changes or additional equipment required to facilitate the use.
155 Longfield Avenue Coppull Chorley PR7 4QH
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00086/FULMAJ
Change use of land for storage of commercial vehicles / trucks / parts / plant and machinery (Use Class B8) (retrospective)
Revolution Park Buckshaw Avenue Buckshaw Village
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00087/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 23/00788/FULHH (Two storey side and rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory and rear projection) involving the alteration of the first floor external material
141 The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SA
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00089/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the use of a (Use Class C3a) dwelling as a children's care home for a maximum of two children, with a maximum of two staff members on site, working on a rota basis (Use Class C2)
Linden Lea 22 Harrington Road Chorley PR7 1JZ
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00090/DIS
Application to discharge condition 5 (archaeological written scheme of investigation) of planning permission ref: 20/01364/FUL (Conversion of existing outbuilding to 1no. dwellinghouse)
Fleetwood Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00091/FUL
Erection of outbuilding for the serving of hot food in association with the Rivington Brewing Co. (Retrospective)
Rivington Brewing Co Horrobin Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9HE
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Other decision24/00092/PAR
Prior approval application under Part 14, Class J (c) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar photovoltaic (pv) equipment on the roof of a building
Euxton Methodist Church Wigan Road Euxton Chorley PR7 6LP
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00094/FUL
Section 73 application to amend condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 23/00236/FUL (Erection of industrial building with associated external works, car parking and landscaping) to amend the elevations to reduce amount of cladding in order to satisfy building regulations.
Glen Stafford Ltd Unit 1 Thorntrees Business Park Wigan Road Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5SB
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00095/FUL
Construction of two storey residential building, comprising 2no. one bedroom apartments, with associated parking to the rear
Chorley Road Adlington
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00096/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 11 (Heskin) 1994: T1 and T2 Alder - Reduce height of both trees by 10ft
11 Langton Close Eccleston Chorley PR7 5UU
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00097/FULHH
Two storey side extension, rear dormer extension, adaptation of the roof from hip to gable, replacement front dormer and adaptation to the front garden wall and gates, following demolition of the existing garage.
46 Coppull Moor Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5JH
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00099/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 4 (Whittle-le-Woods) 2010: T5 Aspen - Crown lift 2no. limbs as per photograph; T6 Aspen - Crown lift as per photograph; T7 Aspen - Crown lift as per photograph; and install root deflectors
Rotherham Top Farmhouse Preston Road Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PG
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00100/DIS
Application to discharge conditions numbered 4 (materials) of planning approval 23/00922/FULHH (Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension with balcony above, alterations to existing external openings and new garden pergola, following demolition of existing conservatory to principal entrance and existing rear extension.)
The Old House Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8AZ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Unknown24/00101/REM
Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 20/00243/OUT (Outline planning application for the erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse, following the demolition of the existing buildings. All matters reserved, except access.) seeking approval of appearance, layout, scale and details reserved by conditions nos. 3 (external material) and 10 ( existing and proposed external and finished floor levels) attached to outline planning permission ref: 20/00243/OUT
Woodcock Farm Runshaw Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6HB
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00102/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 4no. internally illuminated building mounted hoarding signs and 1no. internally illuminated freestanding sign
Adlington Central Business Park Railway View Adlington
Received 10 Feb 2024 - Refused24/00103/P3PAJ
Prior approval application under Part 3, Class O of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for a change of use from offices (Class B1a) to 1no. dwellinghouse (Class C3)
14 Crown Street Chorley PR7 1DX
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00104/FULHH
First floor rear extension above existing outbuilding including side facing Juliet balcony and following conversion of outbuilding to habitable accommodation, infill first floor rear extension, and new pitched roof to existing garage following conversion to habitable accommodation.
West View Marl Cop Bretherton Leyland PR26 9BD
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00115/P3PAN
Prior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M(a) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed change of use of no. 20 St Thomas Road from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2no. 1 bedroom flats and 1no. 2 bedroom flat
Yates Barns 20 St Thomas Road Chorley PR7 1HR
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00106/FULHH
Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension , pitched roof canopy over front door and timber shed and lean-to, to side elevation.
5 Heather Lea Drive Brinscall Chorley PR6 8PH
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00107/FULHH
Erection of detached garage
Wood End Farm Parr Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5RL
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Granted24/00108/FUL
Partial barn conversion to office and construction of 2no timber frame structures.
Land North Of The Walled Orchard Berkeley Drive Cuerden Bamber Bridge
Received 13 Feb 2024
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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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