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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 dates10,821Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,556 approved or refused records
835Refused applications
8,721 approved · 835 refused · 443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00523/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1982: T1 Yew - Crown thin by 15%; T2 and T3 - Remove epicormic up to 4 metres; and Oak in southern corner of garden - crown raise to 4 metres
8 Spinney Close Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PW
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00524/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Chorley) 1995: T1, T2, T3, T5 and T6 Oaks and T4 Sycamore - Lateral pruning by up to 2 metres to provide clearance from property
6 The Bowers Chorley PR7 3LA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00525/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Chorley) 1995: T1 and T2 Oaks - Crown raise to 4 metres to clear gardens of properties on Spinney Close
Shaw Hill Hotel And Country Club Preston Road Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PP
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00526/DIS
Application to discharge condition 5 (external facing materials) attached to planning permission 24/00142/FUL (Section 73 application to vary condition 11 (demolition of existing buildings) attached to planning permission 23/00812/FUL (Section 73 application to vary condition no.3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission ref: 22/01055/FUL (Erection of detached bungalow following the demolition of existing equestrian stable block complex) to alter the footprint, roof, fenestration and facing materials) to alter the trigger for demolition and removal of existing buildings from commencement of development to prior to occupation of the dwelling.)
Stables At Laneside Farm Brown House Lane Higher Wheelton
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00527/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 5 (reasonable avoidance measures method statement for great crested newts) and 6 (scheme for biodiversity mitigation and enhancement) of planning permission ref: 23/00446/FUL (Erection of stables building) (allowed on appeal - Appeal Ref: APP/D2320/W/23/3334370)
Land South Of Town Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5QA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00528/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following a reduction in the depth of the existing garage)
13 Ravenhill Drive Chorley PR7 1RP
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00529/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to reserved matters consent ref: 23/00780/REMMAJ (Reserved matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) comprising the erection of 118 no. dwellings including internal access roads, public open space, parking and associated infrastructure in pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 20/01399/OUTMAJ) to change the internal layout of the Oxley house types and to change the house types of plots 44-47
Land Adjacent Blainscough Hall Blainscough Lane Coppull
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00530/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (rear elevation door) and remove condition 5 (use of rear yard) of planning permission ref: 08/00275/FUL (Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 06/01017/FUL to vary the opening hours to 10:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 23:00 Saturday, and 10:00 - 16:00 Sunday) to allow the rear yard to be used as a customer seating area in conjunction with the cafe
The Cottage Tea Room 25A School Lane Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00531/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing driveway and decorative pillars
Salt Pit Farm Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QX
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00532/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing stable block, hardstanding areas and a sand paddock
Salt Pit Farm Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QX
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00534/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwelling following the demolition of an existing dwelling and buildings
Robin Hood Cottage Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RG
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00535/DIS
Application to discharge condition 15 (surface water drainage) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00536/DIS
Application to discharge condition 16 (pollution prevention plan) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00537/DIS
Application to discharge condition 18 (coal mining legacy / intrusive investigations and remediation) and 19 (signed declaration of site safety) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00538/DIS
Application to discharge condition 20 (scheme for the construction of the site access and off-site works of highway improvement) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00539/DIS
Application to discharge condition 23 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00540/DIS
Application to discharge condition 24 (highway condition survey) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00541/DIS
Application to discharge condition 25 (engineering, drainage, street lighting and constructional details of streets) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00542/DIS
Application to discharge condition 31 (Landscape and Environmental Management Plan (LEMP)) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00543/DIS
Application to discharge condition 32 (written scheme of investigation) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00544/DIS
Application to discharge condition 33 (programme of building recording and analysis works) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00545/DIS
Application to discharge condition 34 (substation details) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00546/DIS
Application to discharge condition 7 (bird nesting) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Granted24/00547/DIS
Application to discharge condition 26 (estate street and public open space phasing and completion plan) of planning permission ref. 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping)
Land 53m West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 27 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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