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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 dates10,722Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,466 approved or refused records
826Refused applications
8,640 approved · 826 refused · 440 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00316/FULHH
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension, rear roof dormer extension, rear garden terrace, new front porch, window alterations and the rendering of the full property
16 Gorsey Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TF
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00317/FUL
Construction of a new agricultural building, following the demolition of three existing buildings
Pendle View Farm Buckholes Lane Wheelton Chorley PR6 8JJ
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00318/FUL
Replacement 2m bow top fencing to various locations on the school's boundary
Christ Church Charnock Richard C Of E Primary School Church Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5NA
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00319/FUL
Erection of storage building and offices for horticultural landscapers depot, following removal of existing polytunnels and alteration of existing access
Everglades Nurseries Dawbers Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EQ
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00320/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 1no. internally illuminated advertising screen
Charnock Richard Motorway Service Area Northbound Mill Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LR
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00321/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 1no. internally illuminated advertising screen
Charnock Richard Motorway Service Area Southbound Mill Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LR
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00322/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the installation of new French doors, external vertical oak panelling and internal alterations.
Mawdesley Hall Hall Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QY
Received 24 Apr 2024 - No Objections24/00323/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling of 1no. beech and 1no. conifer and the crown reduction of 1no. conifer, 1no. hawthorn and 1no. willow
Carvers Barn Drinkhouse Road Croston Leyland PR26 9JH
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00324/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 5(a) (site construction layout), 5(b) (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity), 5(c) (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 5(d) (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 10 (adopted highway survey) attached to planning permission 22/01243/FULMAJ (Detailed planning application for an employment development (comprising a range of buildings in Use Classes E(g), B2 and B8), including new access of A674, internal circulation, parking, servicing, landscaping and ancillary works).
Land To The West Side Of Blackburn Road Chorley
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00325/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
27 Stirling Drive Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7LS
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00326/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed two storey rear extension, single storey north side extension and single storey south side extension
Heathfield Ollerton Lane Withnell Chorley PR6 8BW
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00327/DEMCON
Application for prior determination for the proposed demolition of two buildings
Unit 2 & 4 Ackhurst Road Chorley PR7 1NH
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00328/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwelling
Land Between Trigg Barn And 4 Fishwick Lane Fishwick Lane Higher Wheelton
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00329/FULHH
Garden room
11 Kittiwake Road Heapey Chorley PR6 9BA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Other decision24/00330/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.5m in depth, with eaves height of 2.85m and a maximum height of 3.8m
46 Coppull Moor Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5JH
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00331/PIP
Permission in principle application for a minimum of 1no. dwelling and a maximum of 2no. dwellings
The Yard 243A Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LQ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00332/FUL
New columbarium (memorial) wall with compartments for the storage of urns containing ashes following cremation.
Rivington Unitarian Chapel Sheep House Lane Rivington
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00333/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use of buildings for recreational and domestic purposes
Land 134M South West Of Hand Lane End Farm Hand Lane Mawdesley
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00334/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 5 (finished floor levels), 9 (Employment and Skills Plan), 12 (Construction Method Statement), 14 (Estate Road Phasing Plan), 16 (street management and maintenance), 19 (invasive species method statement) and 24 (strategy to facilitate superfast broadband) attached to planning permission 20/00377/FULMAJ (Erection of 115 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping, drainage, pump station, layout of roads and footways and other associated works)
Land Adjoining Cuerden Residential Park Nell Lane Cuerden
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00335/NOT
Notification of intention to remove and replace 3no. antennas, removal of 2no. existing cabinets and replacement of 1no. new cabinet and associated ancillary works
Orange PCS Telecom Mast Site NO LAN0040 Huggarts Farm Denham Lane Brindle
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00336/FULHH
Replacement of roof to single storey side projection involving an increase in eaves and ridge height.
Rectory Cottage Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NJ
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Granted24/00338/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission ref. 19/00904/REMMAJ (Reserved matters application for the erection of 122 dwellings (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission 15/00224/OUTMAJ) involving rerouting of garden path associated with Plot 69 to the rear of Plot 68 and repositioning of sheet piling to Plots 68, 69 and 70.
The Strawberry Fields Digital Hub Euxton Lane Chorley PR7 1PS
Received 1 May 2024 - Granted24/00339/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
39 Capesthorne Drive Chorley PR7 3QQ
Received 1 May 2024 - Granted24/00340/FULHH
Extension of existing outbuilding, erection of gazebo and associated surfacing to facilitate provision of a ramp
Tan Pits Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG
Received 1 May 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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