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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 dates10,787Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,525 approved or refused records
832Refused applications
8,693 approved · 832 refused · 442 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00447/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1982: Lateral reduction of up to 1.5 metres to branches growing towards 12 Spinney Close from 2no. Sycamores
12 Spinney Close Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PW
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00449/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 9 (lighting design for biodiversity), 25 (travel plan) and 31 (dwelling emission rates) of outline planning permission 20/01331/OUTMAJ (Outline planning application for the construction of up to 80 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved (aside from vehicular access from Doctors Lane))
Land At Tincklers Lane Tincklers Lane Eccleston
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00450/FULHH
Two storey extension to front/side of property and first floor porch extension.
Brookfield Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00451/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing development of 2no. single storey side extensions, a single storey rear extension and a detached outbuilding
Scale Hill House Windmill Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00452/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
2 Rivington Avenue Adlington Chorley PR6 9PX
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00453/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey front/side extension, and single storey side/rear extension
Auldene 338 Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LQ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00454/FUL
Erection of a detached dwelling with means of access.
Southworths Farm Wigan Road Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5SB
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00455/FULHH
Installation of air source heat pump to rear of property
Radley House 196 The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SU
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00456/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and single storey front extension.
Hazelwood 20 Oakmere Avenue Withnell Chorley PR6 8AX
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00457/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension
1 The Croft Euxton Chorley PR7 6LH
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00458/FULHH
Conversion of detached garage to one bedroom annex (retrospective)
Riley Green Cottage Bolton Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SP
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00459/CB3
Removal of existing changing rooms, garage and storage container, erection of new pavilion, resurfacing of car park and refurbishment of existing toilet block to provide a ground maintenance store
Gillet Playing Fields Weavers Brow Heath Charnock
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00460/FUL
Change of use from a private dwelling to a funeral home business
216B The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SU
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00461/NOT
Notice of intention to install 1no. 9m medium telephone pole for the installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
At The Side Of 68 Daisy Meadow Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 8DH
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00462/FUL
Change of use of existing unit (Use Class B2) to facilitate the provision of an indoor football training facility (Use Class E(d)) and associated car parking
Unit Z1 Low Mill Town Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7DJ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00463/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer
Greenacres Burgh Lane Chorley PR7 3NT
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00465/DIS
Application to discharge condition 13 (site access/estate road and off-site works of highway improvement) 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 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00466/FULHH
Installation of 2no. pitched roof front dormers (following demolition of existing front dormer)
8 Hampton Close Chorley PR7 1NA
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00467/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 6a and 6b (Remediation Statement), 8 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) and 11 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) 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 7 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00468/FULHH
Two storey front extension and front porch
14 Flag Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9ED
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00469/FUL
Change of use of ground floor of 250 Moor Road to form part of existing shop, single-storey extension to the rear to create new staff facilities and changes to front elevation.
Saab Premier Store 246 - 250 Moor Road Chorley PR7 2NT
Received 8 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00471/FUL
Erection of covered seating area, front canopy to existing toilet block and guest food trade cabin associated with the Rivington Brewing Co. (Retrospective)
Rivington Brewing Co Horrobin Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9HE
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00472/FUL
Roof extension and alterations in order to facilitate the provision of 1no. one bedroom residential apartment at second floor level
The Old Police Station 1 Town Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00473/FUL
Section 73 application to remove conditions 5 (removal of permitted development rights for alterations, extensions and outbuildings) and 6 (removal of permitted development rights for painting, rendering or otherwise surface treating of external walls) of planning permission 96/00226/COU (Conversion of redundant barn to dwelling)
Walmsleys Barn Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 10 Jun 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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