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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 dates10,859Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,592 approved or refused records
839Refused applications
8,753 approved · 839 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00623/FUL
Alterations to the front elevation, single storey flat roof rear extension and rear dormer
16 - 18 Gillibrand Street Chorley PR7 2EJ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00624/FULHH
Erection of 1.85m high close boarded fence along front boundary, access gates and brick pillars and outbuilding to front of dwelling and 2m high close boarded timber fence to perimeter (retrospective)
Lowe Farm 123 Rawlinson Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4DF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00625/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling of two pear trees
Hollinshead Street Chorley
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00626/FULHH
Single storey side extension, rear dormer and gable roof to rear
Land Adjoining 1 Moor Hey Cottages South Road Bretherton
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00627/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 2no. sets of externally illuminated lettering, 1no. internally illuminated entrance sign to north elevation and 1no. non-illuminated sign above east elevation door
The Royal Bank Of Scotland 22 Market Place Adlington Chorley PR7 4EZ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00628/FULHH
Two storey side/rear extension and alterations to existing windows/ doors.
4 Brindle Heights Brindle Chorley PR6 8YA
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00629/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (Following demolition of existing conservatory)
38 Castle Drive Adlington Chorley PR7 4EA
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00630/DIS
Application to redischarge condition 6(i) (boundary treatments) of planning permission 23/00583/FULMAJ (Section 73 application to vary conditions nos.2 (approved plans) and 3 (approved materials) attached to planning permission ref. 21/00327/FULMAJ (Erection of 76no. affordable dwellings with access, parking, landscaping and all other associated works (including pumping station)) (allowed on appeal - APP/D2320/W/22/3313413) to seek approval for substitute dwellings)
Land 120M East Of 27 Charter Lane Charnock Richard
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00631/FUL
Installation of a new shop front.
CANCER RESEARCH UK 27 Chapel Street Chorley PR7 1BN
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00632/FULHH
Garden room attaching to existing covered canopy
96 Park Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6JQ
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00633/FULHH
Proposed single storey side extension and increase to the height of the existing brick screen garden wall by 300mm
37 Hunts Field Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7TT
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00634/FULHH
Pitched roof over an existing attached garage adjoining to a single storey rear extension, and minor elevational changes
5 Dick Lane Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00635/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and alterations to roof of existing conservatory following conversion of conservatory and workshop to habitable accommodation
Firtrees Bradshaw Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SE
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00636/FUL
Extension of existing workshops to create secure storage
Dodd Engineering Units 7 - 8 Common Bank Industrial Estate Ackhurst Road Chorley PR7 1NH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00637/FULHH
Re-roofing of front and rear roof slopes
25 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Other decision24/00638/AGR
Agricultural determination for the erection of a building for tractors and machinery
Snapes Heights Farm Oakmere Avenue Withnell Chorley PR6 8AX
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00639/FUL
Installation of patio adjacent to clubhouse and erection of picket fence
Adlington Cricket Club Meadow Street Adlington Chorley PR7 4HH
Received 28 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00642/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the erection of two, single storey, outbuildings for use as a domestic swimming pool and a bar
Hazelwood 20 Oakmere Avenue Withnell Chorley PR6 8AX
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00643/DIS
Application to discharge condition 4 (materials) of planning permission 23/00583/FULMAJ (Section 73 application to vary conditions nos.2 (approved plans) and 3 (approved materials) attached to planning permission ref. 21/00327/FULMAJ (Erection of 76no. affordable dwellings with access, parking, landscaping and all other associated works (including pumping station)) (allowed on appeal - APP/D2320/W/22/3313413) to seek approval for substitute dwellings)
Land 120M East Of 27 Charter Lane Charnock Richard
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Refused24/00644/FUL
Erection of agricultural storage shed (retrospective)
Land Off Bolton Road Bolton Road Abbey Village
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn24/00646/FUL
Change of use of no. 11 St Georges Street to a 20no. bedroom house in multiple occupation, the erection of a single storey extension and a first floor extension to the side (east) elevation and the installation of two roof dormer extensions to the rear (north) elevation
Printing.com 11 St Georges Street Chorley PR7 2AA
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn24/00647/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the change of use of no. 11 St Georges Street to a 20no. bedroom house in multiple occupation, the erection of a single storey extension and a first floor extension to the side (east) elevation and the installation of two roof dormer extensions to the rear (north) elevation
Printing.com 11 St Georges Street Chorley PR7 2AA
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Refused24/00648/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Withnell Fold) 2006: Removal of trees adjacent to canal
The Mill House Millwood Close Withnell Chorley PR6 8AR
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00649/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling of 4no. trees
The Mill House Millwood Close Withnell Chorley PR6 8AR
Received 30 Jul 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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