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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 dates10,895Searchable applications
294Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,625 approved or refused records
842Refused applications
8,783 approved · 842 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00700/NOT
Notification of intention to replace the existing 15m sectored column with a new 20m version in the same location on an extended concrete base, relocate EE/H3G antennas and dishes to new upper headframe, installation of 6no. new Vodafone/Telefonica antennas on new lower headframe and installation of radio units, combiners, feeder cables, GPS module and other ancillary items
Orange Telecommunications Mast Site 1175 Heapey Road Chorley
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Refused24/00701/DIS
Application to discharge condition no. 4 (materials) of listed building consent ref: 24/00168/LBC (Application for listed building consent for removal of canopy extension from western elevation, removal of a window on western elevation and insertion of a solid single oak door)
Brereworth Manor Marsh Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NZ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00702/FULHH
Single storey side extension and single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing garage)
9 Whalley Road Heskin Chorley PR7 5NY
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00703/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 22/00687/FULHH (Single storey rear extension, internal conversion of stables to ancillary living accommodation and erection of a detached garden summer room (resubmission of planning application ref: 22/00687/FULHH) including window alterations and the addition of a roof light
Hallsworth Fold Farm Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EG
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00704/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Euxton) 1996: T1 Oak - Prune branches overhanging into the garden of 14 Cherryfields back to the boundary
Avonlea Euxton Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6AB
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00705/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension
2A Highfield Close Adlington Chorley PR6 9RL
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00706/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission 24/00202/FUL (Change of use from restaurant and takeaway to 2no. Class E units at ground floor, and 2no. additional studio apartments above including internal alterations to existing studio apartment, addition of roof terrace, and new shop front) involving alterations to the shop front fenestration.
119-121 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SQ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Objections24/00707/CTY
Consultation from Lancashire County Council on application ref. LCC/2024/0023 for the erection of an Anaerobic Digester Unit with associated infrastructure.
Land East Of Wigan Lane Coppull
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Refused24/00708/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for 4no. existing units in Use Class E
Cedar Farm Barn Back Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SY
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00709/DIS
Application to discharge condition 15 (Operation and Maintenance Manual & Verification Report) attached to planning permission 21/01475/FULMAJ (Erection of 108no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping, parking and other works following demolition of existing building).
DXC Technology Euxton House Euxton Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6FE
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00710/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 1no. non illuminated fascia sign
119-121 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SQ
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00712/FUL
Replacement detached garage
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00713/DIS
Application to discharge condition 8 (biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission ref: 24/00041/FUL (Extension to existing warehouse)
Thompson Packaging Limited 9 - 10 Drumhead Road Chorley PR6 7BX
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00714/FULHH
Single storey front and single storey side/rear extension and amending of roof height
Aldrans Copthurst Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8LR
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/00716/FUL
Erection of a dwelling
Laburnums High Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TD
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00717/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 1 (Withnell) 1979: T4 Ash - fell; and T7 Beech - fell
Kylnclough Chorley Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BG
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00718/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
Croston Hall Estate Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HB
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00719/FULHH
Two storey side extension
34 Blackburn Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8LH
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00720/FULHH
Single storey front extension
39 Poole Avenue Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7FP
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Other decision24/00721/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 3.5m in depth, with eaves height of 2.7m, and a maximum height of 3.5m
12 Chapel Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4PQ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00722/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding
Land 130M North Of Barretts Farm Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00723/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 1no. v stack sign, 2no. small monolith signs, 1.no swing sign, facade mounted signage and 5.no flag poles and flags.
Land 53M West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Refused24/00724/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
Ashfields South Road Bretherton Chorley PR26 9AB
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00725/FUL
Change of use of no. 124 Bolton Street from a public house to a 14no. bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) at basement level and across the whole ground floor, and 6no. one-bedroom residential apartments across the whole first and second floors, first floor side/rear extension and roof alterations involving an increase to the ridge height and installation of roof lights
Duke Of York 124 Bolton Street Chorley PR7 3DX
Received 22 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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