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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 dates10,668Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,417 approved or refused records
824Refused applications
8,593 approved · 824 refused · 439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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
- Granted24/00191/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing use of land as a commercial equestrian stables business
Walmsleys Barn Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00193/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 4 (materials, levels and landscaping), 5 (biodiversity enhancement and mitigation), 7 (drainage), 9 (invasive species), 10 (badger survey), 11 (bat licence), 16 (private car park and manoeuvring scheme), 17 (cycle storage), 18 (site access and off-site works scheme) and 20 (construction management plan) attached to planning permission 22/00132/FUL (Demolition of existing detached dwelling and outbuildings, and erection of three storey office building)
81 Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00194/FULHH
Porch to the front elevation and a part single/part two storey rear extension
6 Top O'Th' Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8PA
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00195/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory and conversion of part of integral garage to habitable accommodation
10 Fellstone Vale Withnell Chorley PR6 8UE
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Other decision24/00196/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension (conservatory) measuring 4m in depth, with eaves height of 2.52m, and a maximum height of 3.3m
12 Windsor Drive Brinscall Chorley PR6 8PX
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00197/FULHH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, two storey side extension with front and rear dormers, replacement detached garage, re-cladding of existing front and rear dormers, new driveway to property frontage
6 Countess Way Euxton Chorley PR7 6PT
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn24/00198/FULHH
First floor front/side extension
7 De Trafford Place Croston Leyland PR26 9RZ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00199/FUL
Installation of 3no. column mounted Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and 1no. column protector in order to facilitate the provision of a car park management system
Aldi Stores Ltd Lancaster Way Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7LJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00200/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 15no. non-illuminated pole mounted car park signs
Aldi Stores Ltd Lancaster Way Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7LJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00201/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Eccleston) 2011: T1 Willow - Fell; T2 Willow - Crown lift to 5 metres; T3 Willow - Reduce lateral branches growing into road by 3 metres, crown lift to 5 metres; T4 Willow - Fell; T5 Willow - Remove failed limb growing into T6, Remove failed limb growing into water, crown lift to 5 metres; and T6 Willow - Remove the crossing limb on the western side
Verdes Ristorante Pizzeria 230 - 232 The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SU
Received 10 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00202/FUL
Change of use from restaurant and takeaway to 2no. Class E units at ground floor, and 2no. additional studio apartments above including internal alterations to existing studio apartment, addition of roof terrace, and new shop front.
Bay Leaf 119 - 121 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SQ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00203/FUL
Erection of 1no. detached dwelling (resubmission of planning application ref: 23/00176/FUL)
Withington Barn Farm Finney Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JQ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00204/FULHH
Single storey side/rear extension including timber canopy to front
14 Grange Drive Euxton Chorley PR7 6JE
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00205/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 5 (Chorley) 1995: T1 Lime - 25% Crown reduction; and T2 Ash - 25% Crown reduction
6 Bracken Close Chorley PR6 0EJ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00206/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no.3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission ref: 22/01120/FULHH (Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory/flat roof extension) to amend the appearance of the proposed extension
Over Hall Nook South Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AB
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00207/FUL
Change of use of no. 20 St Thomas Road from offices (Use Class E) to a 12no. bedroom house in multiple occupation along with associated roof, window and external elevational alterations
Yates Barns 20 St Thomas Road Chorley PR7 1HR
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Other decision24/00208/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m in depth, with eaves height of 2.3m, and a maximum height of 3.4m
13 Sutherland Place Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7DP
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00209/DEMCON
Application for prior determination for the proposed demolition of buildings at Bengal Street Depot
Chorley Borough Council Depot Bengal Street Chorley PR7 1SA
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00210/FUL
Change of use of land to form a 7 pitch traveller family caravan site with access from Town Lane
Land 85M East Of 48 Town Lane Whittle-Le-Woods
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00211/FUL
Erection of agricultural building to provide a roof over a muck midden
Culbeck Farm Culbeck Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EP
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00212/DIS
Application to discharge conditions numbered 5 (drainage), 6 (tree felling) and 7 (ground and FFL) of planning permission ref: 23/00721/FUL (Provision of a modular building to serve as a nursery)
Trinity And St Michael's C Of E & Methodist Primary School Out Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HJ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00213/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials, surfacing, boundary treatments, levels, and landscaping) and 6 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of planning permission ref: 23/00529/FUL (Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse (following the demolition of existing buildings))
Greenacres Ridley Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JA
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00214/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 6 (Ulnes Walton) 1997: T5 Oak - Remove lowest limb over access drive; and T6 Oak - Crown raise to 5.2 metres over access drive
Barlow Trailers & Livestock Denizes Farm Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LP
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Other decision24/00215/AGR
Agricultural determination for a steel portal frame agricultural building
Barretts House Farm Back Lane East Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TA
Received 15 Mar 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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