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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 dates
10,560Searchable applications
298Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,313 approved or refused records
816Refused applications

8,497 approved · 816 refused · 435 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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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

  1. Granted23/00839/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition 10 (drainage) of planning permission 22/00644/FUL (Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of a replacement dwelling) to allow foul and surface water to be managed via a combined sewer

    20 Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EN

    Received 4 Oct 2023
  2. Granted23/00840/FUL

    Change of use of existing barn, to stables, tack room and home office.

    Eccleston Hall Lydiate Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 6LY

    Received 4 Oct 2023
  3. Granted23/00841/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent for the display of 2no. non illuminated fascia signs

    The Gables Care Home 25 Southport Road Chorley PR7 1LF

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  4. Granted23/00842/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Whittle-Le-Woods) 2014: Sycamore - Fell

    8 Croston Way Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7YP

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  5. Granted23/00843/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Coppull) 2008: T2 Oak - Crown raise to 4 metres above ground level; lateral reduction of branches growing to the south by 2 metres; and lateral reduction by 2 metres of one limb growing to the north

    53 Pear Tree Avenue Coppull Chorley PR7 4NL

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  6. Granted23/00844/FULHH

    Two storey side extension and detached double garage (following demolition of existing detached double garage)

    7 Crostons Farm Drive Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 7YN

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  7. Granted23/00845/FULHH

    Part single storey, part two storey front, side, and rear extension, front porch with balcony, extension to and conversion of part of garage to habitable accommodation. New dropped kerb crossing and low level front boundary wall with iron railing.

    34 Ashfield Road Chorley PR7 1LH

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  8. Refused23/00846/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to the existing detached garage

    Three Acres Black Moor Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2PA

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  9. Granted23/00847/DIS

    Application to discharge condition no. 4 (replacement tree planting) of planning permission ref: 23/00604/FUL (Section 73 application to vary conditions 3 (approved drawings) and 4 (materials) of planning permission ref. 22/00931/FULHH (Part demolition of existing dwelling and erection of rear and side extension) to change the design of the extension)

    Northwood White Coppice Anglezarke Chorley PR6 9DF

    Received 7 Oct 2023
  10. Granted23/00848/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of a dwelling (resubmission of 19/00964/FUL)

    15 Greenside Euxton Chorley PR7 6AS

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  11. Granted23/00849/FULHH

    Re-roofing of front roof slope (retrospective)

    31 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  12. Granted23/00850/FUL

    Erection of detached dwelling following demolition of stables

    Brown Hill Farm Copthurst Lane Whittle-Le-Woods Chorley PR6 8LR

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  13. Granted23/00851/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension

    Higher Kingsley Clover Road Chorley PR7 2NL

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  14. Refused23/00852/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side/rear extension and single storey side extension.

    18 Cranbourne Drive Chorley PR6 0LJ

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  15. Granted23/00853/P3PAO

    Prior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q (a and b) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse and associated building operations

    Sandy Lane Farm Sandy Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QB

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  16. Granted23/00854/FULHH

    Conversion of part of integral garage to habitable accommodation

    11 Thetford Drive Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5PG

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  17. Granted23/00855/FUL

    Use of land for Fanzone comprising bar kiosk, timber fencing and tables with seating (retrospective)

    Chorley FC Victory Park Duke Street Chorley PR7 3DU

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  18. Refused23/00856/FUL

    Change of use to a bar and function venue (retrospective)

    Withnell's Brewing Co Ltd 101 Anderton Street Chorley PR7 2AY

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  19. Granted23/00857/FUL

    Change of use of land from grassed area of open space to garden land (Use Class C3), including erection of fence (resubmission of withdrawn application 23/00094/FUL)

    Land Adjacent To 2 Northside Euxton Chorley PR7 6AN

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  20. Unknown23/00858/FULMAJ

    Conversion of vacant public house including removal of some ground floor extensions and the erection of a part three / part four storey extension to form 18 apartments (Use Class C3) (resubmission of 21/01349/FULMAJ)

    The Swan With Two Necks 1 - 3 Hollinshead Street Chorley PR7 1EP

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  21. Unknown23/00859/LBC

    Application for listed building consent for the conversion of vacant public house including removal of some ground floor extensions and the erection of a part three / part four storey extension to form 18 apartments (Use Class C3) (resubmission of 21/01350/LBC)

    The Swan With Two Necks 1 - 3 Hollinshead Street Chorley PR7 1EP

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  22. Granted23/00860/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing porch and utility)

    31 Preston Road Coppull Chorley PR7 5HS

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  23. Granted23/00861/NOT

    Notification of intention to remove 2no. existing cabinets to be replaced with 1no. new cabinet and associated ancillary works

    Cowling Business Park Canal Side Chorley

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  24. Granted23/00862/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

    2 Weld Avenue Chorley PR7 3JJ

    Received 13 Oct 2023

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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.

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