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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 dates10,911Searchable applications
293Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 9,642 approved or refused records
844Refused applications
8,798 approved · 844 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Granted24/00751/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 11 (White Coppice) 2001: T6 and T7 Sycamore - Remove; and removal of one sycamore contained in G3
White Coppice Cricket Club White Coppice Heapey Chorley PR6 9DE
Received 31 Aug 2024 - Granted24/00752/NOT
Notification of intention to upgrade existing electronic communications apparatus (36m high lattice tower) including the installation of 1no. dish, upgrade of existing equipment cabin and associated ancillary works
Vodafone Telecommunications Mast At 519 NW Water Authority Site New Road Anderton
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00753/FULHH
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
21 Dallington Avenue Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5AH
Received 2 Sept 2024 - No Objections24/00754/NLA
Neighbouring local authority consultation from South Ribble Council regarding an application to vary condition 2 of planning permission ref: 07/2021/00113/FUL (Demolition of existing convent building and additional footings and erection of 66-bed care home, with all associated works) in order to amend the site layout to include a detached plant room; removal of landscape bund and installation of a 4m high acoustic fence and minor elevational changes to the building
Oaklands Convent Moss Lane Leyland PR25 4SH
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00755/FUL
Installation of new shop front
Chorley Building Society 28 - 30 High Street Chorley PR7 1DW
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00756/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign
Chorley Building Society 28 - 30 High Street Chorley PR7 1DW
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00757/FULHH
Installation of an air source heat pump to rear of property
8 Murrayfield Close Chorley PR7 2AE
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00758/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 11 (hours of operation) attached to planning permission 24/00319/FUL (Erection of storage building and offices for horticultural landscapers depot, following removal of existing polytunnels and alteration of existing access)
Everglades Nurseries Dawbers Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EQ
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00759/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing use of dwellinghouse in respect of the breach of condition no.2 (agricultural occupancy) of outline planning permission ref. 5/5/7221
Sibberings Farm Cottage Back Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5JX
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00761/FULHH
Erection of a 1.9m high fence on the boundary (retrospective)
43 Masonfield Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 8HP
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Other decision24/00762/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4m in depth, with eaves height of 2.52m, and a maximum height of 3.25m
17 Clover Field Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7RP
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00763/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission 22/01243/FULMAJ (Detailed planning application for an employment development (comprising a range of buildings in Use Classes E(g), B2 and B8), including new access of A674, internal circulation, parking, servicing, landscaping and ancillary works) involving changes to levels and development platforms.
Land To The West Side Of Blackburn Road Chorley
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00764/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (landscaping) of planning permission ref: 23/00994/FUL (Change of use of land to campsite with associated gravel hardstanding and erection of 2no. camping pods in order to extend campsite)
Wilcocks Farm Caravan Site Dean Head Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7SJ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00765/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
43 Horseshoe Drive Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7GQ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00766/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Euxton) 1981: T15 Sycamore - Remove
4 Euxton Hall Gardens Euxton Chorley PR7 6PB
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00767/FUL
Erection of a garden room to the rear (west) of the existing building and internal works
Euxton Dental Centre 171 Wigan Road Euxton Chorley PR7 6JH
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00768/FULHH
Extension to existing garage including first floor extension above, and two storey extension to rear
32 Parke Road Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QB
Received 7 Sept 2024 - No Objections24/00769/NLA
Neighbouring local authority consultation from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council regarding a variation to S106 Agreement pursuant to planning application ref: 10/18/0317 to: Amend schedule 6 paragraph 1.3.2 to allow the developer a further 2 years to complete the spine road construction by December 2026
Star Paper Mill Livesey Branch Road Blackburn BB2 5FD
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00770/PIP
Permission in principle application for two dwellings following the demolition of an existing dwelling
Park Dene 428 Langton Brow Eccleston Chorley PR7 5PB
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00771/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the use of a dwelling (Use Class C3a) as a children's care home for a maximum of two children (up to 18 years old), with care provided 24 hours a day by up to 2 carers and one manager on a shift basis (Use Class C2)
7 The Orchard Croston Leyland PR26 9HS
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Refused24/00772/FUL
Use of land to store one caravan (retrospective)
Land Adjacent To Letchford Squirrel Lane Squirrel Lane Anderton Bolton
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00773/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of two small format double-sided D6 (digital advertisement) screens on a freestanding structure
MFG Clayton Green Clayton Green Service Station Preston Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7JD
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Granted24/00774/DIS
Application to discharge condition 11 (lighting design strategy for biodiversity) of outline planning permission ref. 19/00564/OUT (Outline application for the erection of 4no. dwellings and associated garages and parking following demolition of the existing commercial building (with all matters reserved save for access))
18 New Street Mawdesley L40 2QP
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Withdrawn24/00775/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 10 (Abbey Village) 2010: T1 Sycamore - Prune to provide 2 metres clearance from property.
Abbeystead Farm 127 Bolton Road Abbey Village Chorley PR6 8DP
Received 10 Sept 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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