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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 dates10,692Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,438 approved or refused records
824Refused applications
8,614 approved · 824 refused · 439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00241/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Chorley) 1995: T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 Oaks - Pruning of overhanging branches and branches growing towards the house, by up to 3 metres
24 The Bowers Chorley PR7 3LA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00242/FUL
Erection of 6no. dwellings following demolition of outbuildings
Rotherham Top Farmhouse Preston Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PG
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00243/FUL
Change of use of first and second floor to two residential flats and construction of new shop front
Marked 4 Life 60 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SE
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00244/FULHH
Single storey rear extension with dormer extension above
25 Shawbrook Close Euxton Chorley PR7 6JY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00245/FUL
Erection of barn to store hay and farming equipment
Spencer House Farm Town Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5QA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00246/DIS
Application to discharge condition 8 (intrusive site investigations) of planning permission ref. 22/00204/FUL (Installation of a battery energy storage facility, substation, underground cabling and ancillary infrastructure and equipment to include security fencing, gates and CCTV)
Scrap Yard Town Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HQ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00247/FUL
Erection of 7 no. dwellings with associated roads, car parking, landscaping and access
Land On The A674 Wheelton Blackburn New Road Wheelton
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00248/FUL
Demolition of vacant public house and erection of drive-thru restaurant with associated access, servicing, car parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works.
The Beaumont Woodale Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7TY
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00249/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey rear projection)
9 Kielder Gardens Leyland PR25 5AB
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00250/FUL
Erection of 2no. single storey rear extensions to existing dwellinghouse (following removal of conservatory) and subdivision of existing property to form 2no. separate dwellinghouses with car ports and access alterations
Rotherham Top Farmhouse Preston Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00251/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the erection of 2no. single storey extensions to existing dwellinghouse (following removal of conservatory) and subdivision to form 2no. separate dwellinghouses along with car ports
Rotherham Top Farmhouse Preston Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00252/FUL
Erection of building (Use Class E) and car park alterations
Land 50M North Of Sycamore House Keepers Wood Way Chorley
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00253/FUL
Erection of detached garage
The Hillocks Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RJ
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00254/FUL
Application for technical details consent for the erection of 1no. dwelling pursuant to permission in principle ref: 23/00811/PIP
Land On The South Side Of Town Lane Whittle-le-Woods Chorley
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00255/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (conservatory)
21 Spring Crescent Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8AD
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00256/FULHH
Conversion of integral double garage to habitable accommodation (retrospective)
28 Whinfell Close Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5AL
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00257/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey rear projection)
58 Moor Road Croston Leyland PR26 9HQ
Received 30 Mar 2024 - Granted24/00258/FUL
Demolition of an existing dwelling and garage and the construction of a single detached dwelling with a new access from the highway
Bluestone House Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RJ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Refused24/00259/FUL
Erection of stable block and creation of a manege
The Hayloft Gilbertson Road Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4FD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Refused24/00260/FUL
Conversion of barn to form 2no. dwellings and demolition of attached greenhouse, formation of area of hardstanding/car parking and erection of detached garage
North Barn And Land To Rear Of 157 Town Lane, Whittle Le Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8AG
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00261/FUL
Change of use from a betting office (sui generis) to a hot food takeaway (sui generis), external plant and ventilation and extraction equipment and external works
Ladbrokes Unit 1 Flat Iron Parade New Market Street Chorley PR7 1BY
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00262/FUL
Erection of buildings to form classrooms and associated facilities and conversion and extension of buildings to form offices and meeting room (retrospective)
Rock And River Outdoor Pursuit Cliffs Barn Wood Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RL
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00263/FUL
Change of use from night club to no.18 bed house in multiple occupation (sui generis) incorporating second floor rear extension
Applejax Night Club 1 Back Mount Street Chorley PR7 1EA
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00264/FULHH
Single storey extension to side/rear (retrospective), demolition of garage and erection of 1.2m high boundary wall to driveway
School House Water Street Brindle Chorley PR6 8NH
Received 2 Apr 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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