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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 dates11,649Searchable applications
301Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 10,323 approved or refused records
888Refused applications
9,435 approved · 888 refused · 466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Granted24/01103/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of fascia signs (internally illuminated), roof mounted lettering (internally illuminated), fascia logos (non-illuminated), 4m high totem sign with cantilevered restriction barrier (part internally illuminated), exit sign (internally illuminated), directional sign (non-illuminated), waiting bay sign (non-illuminated), banner sign and frame (non-illuminated), and digital menu screen (internally lit)
Land Near Roundabout Botany Brow Chorley
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01104/FULHH
Two storey/single storey rear extension and erection of a detached outbuilding
77 Preston Road Chorley PR6 7AX
Received 21 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01105/NOT
Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Land Adjacent 30 Mill Street Adlington PR6 9QY
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01106/NOT
Notice of intention to remove 3no. existing ERS units to be replaced with 6no. new ERS units and associated ancillary works thereto
Telecommunication Mast No 33243 Marconi Interactive Systems Carr Lane Chorley
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01107/FULMAJ
Demolition of existing office building, filling of the former gas wells and erection of two buildings to be used as a retail warehouse unit (a store selling comparison goods) and gym, with associated vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and cycle and bin storage facilities, to be delivered in two phases
Former Gas Works Bengal Street Chorley
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01108/FUL
Erection of a neighbourhood convenience store
The Centre Eaves Green Road Chorley PR7 3PQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01109/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, installation of 2no. front rooflights, 1no. rear dormer and roof extension in order to facilitate provision of second floor living accommodation
16 Railway Street Chorley PR7 2UA
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01110/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 22/01228/FUL (Erection of warehouse and creation of new service yard and erection of extension to main garden centre building) to amend the description of the development to: A phased development comprising the erection of a warehouse and creation of new service yard (Phase 1) and erection of extension to main garden centre building (Phase 2) and to amend the wording of condition no. 5 (surface water drainage scheme) to allow some development to commence in advance of the formal discharge of the condition
Leyland Garden Centre Leyland Garden Centre 338 Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01111/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 23/00630/FUL (Erection of extension to western elevation of existing garden centre building following the demolition of an existing warehouse, external canopy, wall and gate and 2no. portacabins) to amend the wording of condition no. 6 (surface water drainage scheme) to allow demolition works to commence in advance of the formal discharge of the condition
Leyland Garden Centre Leyland Garden Centre 338 Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01112/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 22/00492/FUL (Erection of new retail sales building (following demolition of an existing building), erection of extension to western elevation of main garden centre building and the erection of canopies over external sales areas (following the removal of existing canopy)) to amend the description of the development to: A phased development comprising the demolition/removal of an existing canopy (Phase 1) and the demolition of an existing building (Phase 2), and the subsequent erection of a new retail sales building (following demolition of an existing building), erection of an extension to the western elevation of the main garden centre building and the erection of canopies over external sales areas (following the removal of existing canopy) (Phase 3) and to amend the wording of condition no. 5 (surface water drainage scheme) to allow some development to commence in advance of the formal discharge of the condition
Leyland Garden Centre Leyland Garden Centre 338 Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01113/DIS
Application to discharge condition nos. 3 (materials), 4 (remediation strategy) and 9 (access arrangement) of outline planning permission ref. 20/00837/OUT (Outline application for the erection of a multi-storey car park with only landscaping left as a reserved matter)
Land West Of Unit K1-K4 Buckshaw Link Ordnance Road Buckshaw Village
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01114/FUL
Erection of 3no. self-build dwellings (following demolition of existing outbuildings and equestrian stables building) along with landscaping and access alterations
Walmsleys Barn Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Granted24/01115/FULHH
Erection of new boundary fence and gate to front of property (retrospective)
80 Blackburn Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8LH
Received 29 Dec 2024 - Granted25/00001/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawful development for the use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a residential care home (Use Class C2), to accommodate up to a maximum of 2 children (aged 18 or under) with 24 hour residential care with up to two staff members and a manager on site working on a shift basis.
26 Church Street Adlington Chorley PR7 4EX
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Refused25/00002/FULHH
Single storey side extension, replacement porch, external alterations to garage in order to facilitate provision of habitable accommodation and erection of 1m high boundary wall to front
Little Bluestone Cottage Blue Stone Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RH
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Withdrawn25/00003/AGR
Agricultural determination for the erection of an extension to an existing agricultural building
Douglas Bank Farm Bolton Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HN
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00004/FULHH
Two storey side and single storey front extension
31 Lancaster Lane Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5SN
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00005/FUL
Creation of a pond (retrospective)
Pippin Fold Pippin Street Brindle Chorley PR6 8ND
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00006/TPO
Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 10 (Hoghton) 1991: Tree A and Tree B within G5 - Crown raise and reduce to clear property
Ricroft Nurseries Quaker Brook Lane Hoghton
Received 5 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00007/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwelling
Highfield Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Refused25/00008/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of up to five dwellings
Land North Of Lydiate Farm Cottage Lydiate Lane Eccleston
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00009/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of single two storey dwelling.
Throstle Nest Farm Bolton Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HN
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00010/FULHH
Installation of an air source heat pump to rear
142A Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5BX
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Granted25/00011/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, installation of 9no. rooflights, replacement windows, doors and rainwater goods and landscaping alterations (following demolition of existing conservatory)
The Farmhouse Greenhalgh Lane Anderton Chorley PR6 9PH
Received 7 Jan 2025
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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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