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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 dates10,876Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,608 approved or refused records
839Refused applications
8,769 approved · 839 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00651/FUL
Alterations to front elevation with internal reconfigurations to existing commercial premises on the ground floor and office space on the first floor.
Bleubelle Beauty 74A Station Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RN
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00652/FULHH
Insertion of new doors, windows and rooflights, elevational alterations and erection of single storey rear extension to existing dwelling (following demolition of conservatory) along with roof and elevational alterations and single storey extension to a detached outbuilding in order to facilitate provision of ancillary living accommodation
Hill Top Farm South Hill Top Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7QS
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00653/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the insertion of new doors, windows and rooflights, elevational alterations and erection of single storey rear extension to existing dwelling (following demolition of conservatory) along with roof and elevational alterations and single storey extension to a detached outbuilding in order to facilitate provision of ancillary living accommodation
Hill Top Farm South Hill Top Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7QS
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00654/DIS
Application to discharge condition 29 (Natural England Licence) 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 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00655/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 5 (construction management plan), 6 (details of vehicle restraint barrier) and 7 (access construction details) of planning permission ref: 24/00006/FUL (Creation of a new vehicular access driveway)
Leigh Farm Marsh Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NY
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00656/FULHH
Single storey side extension, including landscaping, excavations and retaining wall
The Old Counting House 26 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00657/FULHH
Part two storey, part single storey, side/rear extension
104 Rookwood Avenue Chorley PR7 1RQ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00658/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 23/00564/FUL (Application for technical details consent for the erection of four dwellings pursuant to permission in principle 22/00765/PIP) to alter house types and confirm a phased self build development
Land Opposite Hampton Grove Wigan Road Clayton-le-woods
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00659/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no.2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission ref: 23/00154/FUL (Two storey extension to link existing single storey Hub building and two storey nursery building, and the provision of a detached hydrotherapy pool building) to amend the external landscaping finishes and incorporate car park lighting.
Rainbow Hub NW Ltd Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QX
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00660/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
6 Gerrards Fold Abbey Village Chorley PR6 8DL
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00661/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
The Cavendish Arms Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NG
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00662/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 23/00724/FULHH (Single storey side extension, and associated external alterations including Velux windows to side elevations of existing roof and insertion of new windows to side elevations) to include an air sourced heat pump
Scotson's Cottage 214 Blackburn Road Wheelton Chorley PR6 8EY
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Granted24/00663/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 8 (Clayton-le-Woods) 1996: T1 and T2 Sycamores - Lateral reduction of lower branches by up to 2 metres to provide clearance from house and drive
6 Rose Close Clayton-le-Woods Leyland PR25 5TQ
Received 4 Aug 2024 - Refused24/00664/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1987: T1 Oak- fell
115 Preston Road Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7PJ
Received 4 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00665/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling of 1no. beech, 2no. sycamore and the size reduction of 1no. beech
171 South Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AJ
Received 4 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00666/FULHH
Replacement wall at front of property 0.9m in height, erection of boundary fence to garden, 1.82m in height and installation of vehicular and pedestrian gates to side elevation of dwelling 2m in height
Oakdene Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00667/FUL
Change of use to create 2 self-build semi-detached dwellings involving alteration, remodelling, partial demolition and extension of a former agricultural building. Creation of new vehicle access and closure of existing access. Associated parking provision, garden area and waste collection area.
Lakelands Farm Bolton Road Anderton Bolton BL6 7RW
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00668/FUL
Erection of single storey building and extension to side (western) elevation of existing building
Stoat Hall Fisheries Back Lane Bretherton Leyland PR26 9BE
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00669/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 3no. fascia signs, 2no. wall mounted logo signs and 1no. internally located LED digital display screen
Ladbrokes Unit 1 Flat Iron Parade New Market Street Chorley PR7 1BY
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00670/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 12 (Wheelton) 1984: T1 Ash - Fell
2 St Pauls Close Wheelton Chorley PR6 8EG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00671/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion including installation of rear facing rooflights
Hillside Copthurst Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8LR
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00672/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 6 (Eccleston) 2000: 30% whole crown reduction to 3no. Silver Birch
1 Anchor Fields Eccleston Chorley PR7 5UW
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00673/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 21/01076/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 67no. dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) with associated access, car parking and landscaping) to change the approved elevational details / materials
Land 53M West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Refused24/00674/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding
Woodlands Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LH
Received 6 Aug 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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