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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 dates

12,559Searchable applications

301Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 11,155 approved or refused records

929Refused applications

10,226 approved · 929 refused · 515 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Control Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice Pre application advice Conservation areas Listed buildings and conservation areas Article 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

Granted25/01015/NOT
Notification of intention to install 2no. 9m high wooden light poles and 4no. 10m high wooden light poles for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications
In Grass Verge Along Bolton Road Hoghton
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01016/NOT
Notification of intention to install 3no. 10m high wooden light poles for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications
In Grass Verge Along Riley Green Hoghton
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01018/NOT
Notice of intention to install 1no. 13m high light wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband apparatus
Grass Verge Opposite 235 Babylon Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9ET
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01019/FUL
Installation of plant on elevated gantry.
David Lloyd Leisure Moss Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8AB
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01020/FUL
Construction of 1no detached, self-build dwelling, removal of security fencing and associated landscaping and biodiversity enhancements following demolition of the existing building.
Land 134M South West Of Hand Lane End Farm Hand Lane Mawdesley
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01021/FULHH
Conversion of existing flat roof into balcony and associated privacy screening (1.8m to side elevation with The Old Stables)
The Old Hey Barn Lydiate Lane Cuerden PR25 5SA
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01022/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
94 Blackburn Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8LG
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01023/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding (covered parking store)
Greenfield Long Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9EQ
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01024/NOT
Notice of intention to install 1no. 8m high light wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband apparatus
Side Of 90 Claughton Avenue Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5TN
Received 22 Oct 2025
Granted25/01025/FULHH
Alterations to existing dwelling including pitched roof above existing flat roof to side.
26 The Warings Heskin Chorley PR7 5NZ
Received 23 Oct 2025
Granted25/01026/FUL
Raising of ridge height and addition of rear dormer
Charter House 116 Church Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5NA
Received 23 Oct 2025
Granted25/01027/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
42 Fairview Drive Adlington Chorley PR6 9SB
Received 23 Oct 2025
Granted25/01028/TPO
Application for work to a protected tree: Chorley BC TPO 8 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1993 - T2 Ash. Crown reduction of 2-3 metres of 2 major limbs over the canal. Crown thin by 10%.
3 Dark Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8AE
Received 23 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision25/01029/FULMAJ
Erection of 26no. affordable dwellings with associated car parking, landscaping and vehicular access
Land To The South Of Pilgrim Drive Eaves Green Chorley PR7 3TH
Received 24 Oct 2025
Other decision25/01030/AGR
Agricultural determination for the erection of a building for the storage of machinery and associated hardstanding
Jack Green Farm Oram Road Brindle Chorley PR6 8NT
Received 24 Oct 2025
Granted25/01031/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of one illuminated fascia sign
Sticky Fingers 172 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5BX
Received 24 Oct 2025
Granted25/01032/FULHH
First floor side extension (retrospective)
Canal House Botany Bay Chorley PR6 9AF
Received 24 Oct 2025
Withdrawn25/01033/CLEUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness to confirm the existing use of property as an indepenent self-contained dwelling
84A Gillibrand Walks Chorley PR7 2HF
Received 24 Oct 2025
Granted25/01034/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 4 (materials), 8 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 11 (scheme of site access and off-site works), 13 (contaminated land) and the statutory biodiversity gain condition, of technical details consent ref. 25/00404/FUL (Application for technical details consent for the erection of 5no. bungalows and associated access, pursuant to permission in principle ref. 24/00175/PIP)
36 New Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QP
Received 24 Oct 2025
Granted25/01035/FUL
Erection of a two storey detached dwelling and associated works (resubmission of Ref: 14/00309/FUL)
The Bungalow Chorley Old Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7QZ
Received 27 Oct 2025
Awaiting decision25/01036/FUL
Change of use of land to domestic garden (retrospective)
26 Foster Street Chorley PR6 0AY
Received 27 Oct 2025
Withdrawn25/01037/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of up to six dwellinghouses
Land Adjacent To Heapey Road, Heys Farm, Chapel Lane, Heapey PR6 8EW
Received 28 Oct 2025
Granted25/01038/FULHH
Single storey side extension and detached outbuilding to rear garden
22 Tennyson Avenue Chorley PR7 3HX
Received 29 Oct 2025
Granted25/01039/DIS
Application to discharge condition 27 (mitigation strategy for barn owls) attached to planning permission 21/01028/OUTMAJ (Hybrid planning application seeking: Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except for means of access, parking and landscaping) for a new prison (up to 74,531.71 sqm GEA) (Class C2A) within a secure perimeter fence following demolition of existing buildings and structures and together with associated engineering works; Outline planning permission for a replacement boiler house (with all matters reserved except for access); and Full planning permission for a replacement bowling green and club house (Class F2(c)) on land adjacent to HMP Garth and HMP Wymott, Leyland)
Land Adjacent To HMPs Garth And Wymott Leyland
Received 28 Oct 2025

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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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