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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
10,902Searchable applications
293Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,633 approved or refused records
844Refused applications

8,789 approved · 844 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. Granted24/00727/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for proposed works involving the replacement of an existing window with a door and the erection of a fence

    Westmorland School Weldbank Lane Chorley PR7 3NQ

    Received 22 Aug 2024
  2. Granted24/00728/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 1no. GPS node, removal of 1no. cabinet, installation of 1no. cabinet and other ancillary items

    Northbound Motorway Services Anderton Lane Anderton Horwich BL6 6TB

    Received 22 Aug 2024
  3. Granted24/00729/FULHH

    Rear dormer extension, creation of pitched roof to front and rendering and cladding of property

    24 Neargates Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5EY

    Received 23 Aug 2024
  4. Granted24/00730/FUL

    Creation of a new vehicular access track

    Whittle Green Farm Mill Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LG

    Received 23 Aug 2024
  5. Withdrawn24/00731/AGR

    Agricultural determination for the erection of a storage building

    Whittle Green Farm Mill Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LG

    Received 23 Aug 2024
  6. Granted24/00732/DIS

    Application to discharge condition 5 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission ref: 24/00171/REM (Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 20/01130/OUT (Outline planning application including matters of access and scale, for the erection of up to 4no. apartments, following the demolition of the substation. Matters of layout, appearance and landscaping are reserved.) seeking approval of appearance, layout and landscaping.)

    Land Adjacent 154 Eaves Lane Chorley

    Received 23 Aug 2024
  7. Refused24/00733/FUL

    Erection of a detached bungalow following demolition of part of a barn

    Wheelton Lodge Farm Harbour Lane Wheelton Chorley PR6 8JS

    Received 23 Aug 2024
  8. Granted24/00734/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 11 (Euxton) 1987: T1 Oak - 2m lateral reduction and 2m crown raise

    15 Dunrobin Drive Euxton Chorley PR7 6NE

    Received 24 Aug 2024
  9. Granted24/00735/MNMA

    Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 21/00456/REM (Reserved matters application (details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission 19/00772/OUT (Outline planning application for the erection of up to 2no. detached dwellings, following demolition of existing buildings. All matters reserved) involving the additional of a rear patio area and dwarf wall.

    Land Opposite 6-8 Lydiate Lane Cuerden

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  10. Granted24/00736/FULHH

    Replacement timber sliding sash windows to north (front) elevation and reinstatement of metal railings across front

    Bakers Cottage 219A South Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AJ

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  11. Granted24/00737/NOT

    Notification of intention to install 2no. 9m high and 4no. 10m high wooden poles for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

    Telecommunications Mast Greenlands Lane Anderton

    Received 26 Aug 2024
  12. Granted24/00738/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side dormer

    74 Carrington Road Chorley PR7 2DQ

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  13. Granted24/00739/TCON

    Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area involving the felling of 1no. beech (T1) and prune 2no. beech (T2 and T3)

    Chesham Lodge Water Street Brindle Chorley PR6 8NH

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  14. Granted24/00740/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension and boundary wall/fence to front and side

    Arboris Woodside Chorley PR7 4AE

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  15. Refused24/00741/PIP

    Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwelling

    Land Between Knowley Brow & Bagganley Lane Knowley Brow Chorley

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  16. Granted24/00742/PIP

    Permission in Principle application for the demolition of a dwellinghouse and three outbuildings and the erection of one dwellinghouse.

    Ash Grove Ulnes Walton Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LT

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  17. Granted24/00743/FUL

    Relocation of telecommunications equipment including the reinstatement of 2No. antennas and 1No. GPS module on new support poles

    Canal Mill Botany Bay Chorley

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  18. Granted24/00744/LBC

    Application for listed building consent for the relocation of telecommunications equipment including the reinstatement of 2No. antennas and 1No. GPS module on new support poles

    Canal Mill Botany Bay Chorley

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  19. Granted24/00745/FUL

    Installation of 4no. LED floodlighting columns to existing rugby pitch

    Chorley Panthers Rugby League Football Club Chisnall Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5EA

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  20. Granted24/00746/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) of planning permission 21/00793/FUL ((1) Erection of 5no. detached dwellinghouses, including associated new accesses to Sandy Lane 2) Demolition of existing buildings) to amend the house type on Plot 4 and change the access position.

    Springfields Sandy Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QB

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  21. Granted24/00747/DIS

    Application to discharge conditions 7 (levels) and 8 (landscaping) of planning permission ref: 23/00237/FUL (Erection of a single detached dwelling)

    Land North Of The Railway Public House Wigan Road Euxton

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  22. Granted24/00748/DIS

    Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) of planning permission ref. 24/00245/FUL (Erection of barn to store hay and farming equipment)

    Spencer House Farm Town Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5QA

    Received 31 Aug 2024
  23. Granted24/00749/FUL

    Conversion of existing garage to create 1no. residential dwelling including single storey side extension

    Round Bush Holker Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LL

    Received 31 Aug 2024
  24. Granted24/00750/FULHH

    Single storey side extension

    3 Park Avenue Euxton Chorley PR7 6JQ

    Received 31 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.

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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