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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 dates
10,876Searchable 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8,769 approved · 839 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas9 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

  1. Granted24/00675/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    6 Parkers Wood Close Chorley PR7 2FD

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  2. Granted24/00676/FULHH

    Part first floor side/part single storey rear extension and bay window to front elevation

    22 Hurst Brook Coppull Chorley PR7 4QT

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  3. Granted24/00677/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 4 (Chorley) 1989: T1 Oak - reduce away from property to clear by 3m; and T2 Oak - lift to 3m over car park and reduce to clear building by 2m

    17 Folly Wood Drive Chorley PR7 2FW

    Received 6 Aug 2024
  4. Refused24/00678/DIS

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (estate street phasing and completion), 6 (future management and maintenance of streets), 7 (engineering, drainage, street lighting and constructional details of streets) and 9 (hard surfacing details and site levels) of planning permission 24/00226/FULMAJ (Section 73 application to amend condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 20/01141/FULMAJ, as amended by minor non-material amendment 23/00830/MNMA which reduced the number of dwellings from 80 to 77, to remove one affordable unit from the scheme by swapping Alnwick Rented units 690-692 to Barton Rented units 629-630, still providing 30% affordable dwellings)

    Former BAE Site Group 1 Parcel C1 And C2 Central Avenue Buckshaw Village

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  5. Granted24/00679/FULHH

    Porch to the front elevation

    Tan Pits Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  6. Granted24/00680/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension and rear roof extension

    Garwick Chapel Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 8EN

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  7. Granted24/00681/FULHH

    Part two storey, part single storey side/rear extension, and porch/bay window to front elevation.

    19 Yarrow Close Croston Leyland PR26 9SJ

    Received 7 Aug 2024
  8. Granted24/00682/FULHH

    Single storey side/rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation

    213 Higher Meadow Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5RR

    Received 8 Aug 2024
  9. Granted24/00683/FULHH

    First floor side extension

    11 Muirfield Close Euxton Chorley PR7 6FX

    Received 8 Aug 2024
  10. Granted24/00684/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

    WP1: 9M Light Pole Byron Crescent Coppull PR7 5BE

    Received 9 Aug 2024
  11. Granted24/00685/FULHH

    Two storey side extension

    18 Kiln Croft Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7UD

    Received 9 Aug 2024
  12. Granted24/00686/FUL

    Provision of roof mounted extract and input ventilation units

    Parish Church Of St Laurence Union Street Chorley PR7 1AB

    Received 9 Aug 2024
  13. Granted24/00687/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) as a young persons home for a maximum of two young persons, with carers as required, but no more than two carers resident overnight, working on a rota basis (Use Class C3b)

    64 Highfield Road South Chorley PR7 1RH

    Received 9 Aug 2024
  14. Granted24/00688/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Whittle-Le-Woods) 2014: T1 Oak - Remove lowest limb over garden

    8 Lucas Way Whittle Le Woods Chorley Lancashire PR6 7YQ

    Received 10 Aug 2024
  15. Granted24/00689/FULHH

    First floor side extension and single storey rear extension

    6 Bournesfield Brindle Preston PR5 0EH

    Received 10 Aug 2024
  16. Granted24/00690/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1996: T1 Oak - Lateral reduction of up to 1 metre to branches growing towards 16 Dunham Drive; and reduction to boundary fence of lowest branch growing over garden

    16 Dunham Drive Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7DN

    Received 10 Aug 2024
  17. Granted24/00691/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1996: T1 Oak - Lateral reduction of up to 1 metre to branches growing towards 18 Dunham Drive

    18 Dunham Drive Whittle-le-Woods Chorley PR6 7DN

    Received 10 Aug 2024
  18. Granted24/00692/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension and canopy over front door (following demolition of existing conservatory).

    24 St Helens Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7NQ

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  19. Granted24/00693/FULHH

    First floor front/side extension including raising of eaves and ridge height to main house, pitched roof over existing flat roof garage, single storey rear extension and open porch to side elevation.

    46 Beech Avenue Anderton Chorley PR6 9PQ

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  20. Granted24/00694/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition no.2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission ref: 22/00130/FULHH (First floor side extension including new front dormer window and amendments to existing dormer window, single storey front and single storey rear extensions, internal alterations and amendments to driveway including new access) to amend the layout of the proposal, including extending the two storey element, alterations to the roof design and front elevation.

    1 Rivington Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9HQ

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  21. Granted24/00695/CLEUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing agricultural building, hardstanding and access track

    Land South West Of Glendale Tincklers Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5QU

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  22. Granted24/00696/FULHH

    Part single/part two storey side and rear extensions, two storey porch extension and internal alterations.

    Royle Shaw Hill Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PP

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  23. Granted24/00697/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition nos. 3 (approved plans) and 6 (landscaping) of planning permission ref. 23/00410/FUL (Section 73 application to vary conditions nos.3 (approved plans) and 6 (landscaping) attached to planning permission ref.21/01166/FUL (Demolition of an existing dwelling with detached garage, and construction of 1no. self-build eco-home) to change the design of the approved dwelling) and as amended by minor non-material amendment ref. 23/00912/MNMA, to relocate the dwelling further west and relocate the site access

    The Croft Lower Simpson Fold Blackburn Road Higher Wheelton Chorley PR6 8HL

    Received 12 Aug 2024
  24. Granted24/00698/MNMA

    Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 20/01364/FUL (Conversion of existing outbuilding to 1no. dwellinghouse) involving window alterations

    Fleetwood Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY

    Received 11 Aug 2024

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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.

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