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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 dates11,561Searchable applications
301Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 10,241 approved or refused records
885Refused applications
9,356 approved · 885 refused · 464 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted24/00975/FUL
New off road car parking base with balustrade and storage underneath
135 Blackburn Road Chorley PR6 8TH
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/00976/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 22/00476/FUL (Erection of garden outbuilding/garage (following demolition of existing detached garage) in order to increase the depth of the garage and the insertion of windows to the rear elevation
33 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Refused24/00977/LBC
Application for listed building consent for the replacement of single glazed windows with double glazed windows
3 Mill Hill Cottages Rivington Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7SP
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/00978/OUT
Outline application for the erection of a single storey building to accommodate a retail unit/convenience store (Use Class E(a)) and associated car parking (with all matters reserved)
Land Opposite 146 Chorley Lane Charnock Richard
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00979/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of replacement dwelling and detached garage
Brookvale Farm Sandy Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8LZ
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00980/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 4 (facing materials), 5 (boundary treatment details), 7 (landscaping and biodiversity plan), 9 (drainage design) 14 (access details) and 16 (construction management plan) attached to planning permission 24/00658/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 16 Nov 2024 - Refused24/00981/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with eaves height of 2.88m, and a maximum height of 2.88m
10 Valley View Chorley PR6 0QW
Received 17 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00983/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 10 (Hoghton) 1991: T1 Alder - Fell
Ferndale Quaker Brook Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0JA
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00984/FUL
Change of use of first floor to residential unit
W Culshaw Newsagents 206 Lyons Lane Chorley PR6 0PT
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00985/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding
Woodlands Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LH
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00986/FULHH
First floor front and side extensions and conversion of existing integral garage to habitable accommodation
43 Grove Crescent Adlington Chorley PR6 9RJ
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00987/FULHH
Replacement windows and doors to the front, side and rear elevations (retrospective) (resubmission of 23/00310/FULHH)
9 Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8BA
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Other decision24/00988/AGR
Agricultural determination for the erection of a storage building and associated hardstanding
Drinkhouse Farm Drinkhouse Road Croston Leyland PR26 9JH
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Other decision24/00989/PDE
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.5m in depth, with eaves height of 2.5m, and a maximum height of 2.75m
21 Cuerden Close Cuerden Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 6BX
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00990/FUL
Erection of 7 no. dwellings including hard and soft landscaping, car parking and all associated works following demolition of the existing buildings
The Boatyard Bolton Road Hoghton PR5 0SP
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00991/CLPUD
Application for a lawful development certificate to confirm that planning permission ref: 19/00339/FULMAJ (Erection of two storey building comprising 10no. apartments with associated parking and infrastructure following demolition of existing building) (allowed on appeal - APP/D2320/W/21/3272793) has been lawfully implemented by demolition of the existing building, and that the erection of the approved two-storey building comprising 10no. apartments with associated parking and infrastructure would be lawful
2 Oak Drive Chorley PR6 7BY
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00992/FUL
Change of use of land to domestic garden, excavation works in order to facilitate the provision of an area of level hardstanding/garden area and the erection of new steps and retaining stone wall and railings (retrospective)
4 Victoria Terrace Victoria Street Wheelton Chorley PR6 8HE
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00994/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, raised patio and drive extension
Garwick Chapel Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 8EN
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00995/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no.2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission ref: 23/00237/FUL (Erection of a single detached dwelling) to amend the design of the property and the external layout of the development
Land North Of The Railway Public House Wigan Road Euxton
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00996/FULHH
Single storey side extension and widening of driveway (retrospective)
Greenacres Ridley Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JA
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00997/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
2 Poole Avenue Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7FP
Received 23 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00998/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and front porch
104A Blackburn Road Chorley PR6 8TJ
Received 23 Nov 2024 - Granted24/00999/NOT
Notification of intention to remove 3no. existing antennas, 1no. existing GPS Node and 1no. existing cabinet to be replaced with 3no. antennas, 1no. GPS Node and 1no. cabinet with associated ancillary works thereto
T-Mobile (UK) Ltd Telecommunications Mast Barbers Moor Farm Moor Road Croston
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Granted24/01000/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 facing bricks
Land 53M West Of Belvedere 31 Darlington Street Coppull
Received 22 Nov 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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