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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates10,764Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,504 approved or refused records
832Refused applications
8,672 approved · 832 refused · 442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00394/DEMCON
Application for prior determination for the proposed demolition of buildings
Woodlands Conference Centre Southport Road Chorley PR7 1QR
Received 15 May 2024 - Granted24/00395/DIS
Application to discharge condition 16 (bat licence) of planning permission 22/00851/FUL (Extension and renovations to listed farmhouse, conversion of barn to two dwellings, demolition of former farm buildings and erection of two detached and two semi-detached dwellings)
Wood End Farm Parr Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5RL
Received 16 May 2024 - Granted24/00396/FUL
Demolition of bungalow and reconstruction including the addition of a single storey rear extension, dormer to rear roof slope and detached garage. (Retrospective)
191 Chorley Old Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7NB
Received 16 May 2024 - Granted24/00397/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 9 (remediation strategy), 10 (dust management plan), 16 (canalside RAMS), 17 (construction method statement), 18 (surface water drainage strategy) and 19 (construction surface water management) attached to planning permission 22/01080/FULMAJ (Erection of podium to provide decked car park (163no. spaces for cars / 9no. for motorcycle / 25no. for cycle), helipad and hangar, multi-purpose sports hall, access and internal circulation, landscaping and ancillary works)
Canal Mill Botany Bay Chorley
Received 16 May 2024 - Refused24/00398/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
14 Balniel Close Chorley PR7 2QP
Received 16 May 2024 - Granted24/00399/FULHH
Porch to front elevation
32 The Oaks Chorley PR7 3QT
Received 17 May 2024 - Other decision24/00400/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m in depth, with eaves height of 2.81m, and a maximum height of 3.95m.
53 Mavis Drive Coppull Chorley PR7 5AE
Received 17 May 2024 - Granted24/00402/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 carers on site, working on a rota basis (Use Class C2)
63 Cunnery Meadow Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5RN
Received 17 May 2024 - Granted24/00403/FUL
Change of use of 14 Crown Street across the ground and first floors to 1no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
14 Crown Street Chorley PR7 1DX
Received 17 May 2024 - Granted24/00404/FULHH
Part two storey, part single storey side/rear extension with rear covered balcony and alterations to the rear roof
The Old Hey Barn Lydiate Lane Cuerden PR25 5SA
Received 18 May 2024 - Granted24/00405/FUL
Internal refurbishment of all rooms, reinstatement and repair of structural parts of the building where required including the replacement of all windows and minor changes to internal wall and door locations and external works to provide external seating, minor landscaping works and a covered seating area (retrospective)
The Grapes Hotel 67 Town Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RA
Received 19 May 2024 - Granted24/00406/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the internal refurbishment of all rooms, reinstatement and repair of structural parts of the building where required including the replacement of all windows and minor changes to internal wall and door locations (part retrospective) and external works to provide external seating, minor landscaping works and a covered seating area.
The Grapes Hotel 67 Town Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RA
Received 19 May 2024 - Refused24/00408/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 12 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1992: T1 Oak - Crown reduction of up to 2 metres and crown thin
14 Stamford Drive Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7HP
Received 20 May 2024 - Granted24/00410/FULHH
Removal of existing front garden and creation of hard standing for parking of 4no cars including retaining wall to side, approximately 1.1m in height
Ivy House 3 Brookdale Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9LY
Received 20 May 2024 - Withdrawn24/00411/FUL
Detached dwelling
The Farmhouse Greenhalgh Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9PH
Received 20 May 2024 - Refused24/00412/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1996: T1 Oak - Crown reduction of up to 3 metres
18 Dunham Drive Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7DN
Received 20 May 2024 - Granted24/00418/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of two semi-detached dwellings following the demolition of the existing building
10 Knowley Brow Chorley PR6 9BG
Received 24 May 2024 - Granted24/00414/DIS
Application to discharge condition 13 (assurance of dwelling emission rates) attached planning permission ref: 14/00951/OUTMAJ (Outline application for up to 220 dwellings with associated open space and landscaping, with all matters reserved except for access)
Land North Of Lancaster Lane And Bounded By Wigan Road And Shady Lane Lancaster Lane Clayton-le-woods
Received 21 May 2024 - Granted24/00415/FULHH
Part two storey, part single storey side extension with rear covered balcony and alterations to the rear roof
The Old Stables Lydiate Lane Cuerden PR25 5SA
Received 21 May 2024 - Granted24/00416/FUL
Section 73 application for the variation of condition no. 3 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 19/00335/FUL (Erection of dwellinghouse following demolition of existing buildings (re-submission of 18/00708/FUL)) to change the architectural design, positioning and house type of the approved dwelling
Jay Bank House Jay Bank Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TR
Received 21 May 2024 - No Objections24/00417/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling of 1no. rowan and pollarding of 1no. lime
Village Green Town Road Croston
Received 21 May 2024 - Granted24/00419/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to front elevation and erection of dual pitched roof over existing with photovoltaic panels
Hoghton Village Hall Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SG
Received 23 May 2024 - Refused24/00420/FULHH
Erection of a detached outbuilding
Crabtree House Hill House Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NR
Received 22 May 2024 - Granted24/00421/FULMAJ
Section 73 application to vary conditions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16 and 22 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), and as amended by 23/00274/MNMA and 24/00295/MNMA, in order to substitute approved house types with a reduction in dwelling numbers and associated modifications to internal roads, landscaping, boundary treatments and associated infrastructure.
Land Adjoining Cuerden Residential Park Nell Lane Cuerden
Received 22 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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