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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
12,288Searchable applications
301Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 10,901 approved or refused records
924Refused applications

9,977 approved · 924 refused · 503 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Granted25/00724/PIP

    Permission in principle application for the erection of up to 3no. dwellings

    Jack Green Farm Oram Road Brindle Chorley PR6 8NT

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  2. Granted25/00725/REM

    Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (approved plans) of reserved matters consent ref. 22/00918/REM (Reserved matters application detailing access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 21/01116/OUT (Outline application with all matters reserved for demolition of buildings and residential development for up to nine detached dwellings)) to change the approved arrangement of garages (retrospective)

    Hunters Lodge Motel Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LH

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  3. Granted25/00726/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension

    12 Chorley Hall Road Chorley PR7 1RJ

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  4. Refused25/00727/FULHH

    Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (retrospective)

    1A Windsor Drive Brinscall Chorley PR6 8PX

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  5. Granted25/00728/DIS

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (biodiversity enhancement measures) and 7 (materials, boundary treatments, levels and landscaping details) of planning permission ref. 24/00165/FUL (Removal of a temporary agricultural workers static caravan and replace with permanent agricultural workers dwelling)

    Four Acres Ulnes Walton Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LT

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  6. Granted25/00729/TPO

    Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1987; T1 Oak. To fell due to proximity to house and garage.

    Amari Haven 113 Preston Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PJ

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  7. Unknown25/00731/NOT

    Notice of intention to install 1no. 10m light pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

    Outside 1 Chapel Street Adlington

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  8. Granted25/00732/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    11 Russell Square West Chorley PR6 0AR

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  9. Granted25/00733/FUL

    Change of use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a young persons home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of four young persons with up to four staff members on site, including a manager 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

    The Old Orchard 499 Preston Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7JD

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  10. Granted25/00734/FULHH

    Single storey side / rear extension

    15 Out Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9HJ

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  11. Granted25/00735/FULHH

    Single storey detached outbuilding to form annexe ancillary to main dwelling

    Isle Of Man Lodge Meadow Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JP

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  12. Granted25/00736/FUL

    Erection of 1no. detached self-build dwellinghouse following demolition of existing buildings

    Barretts Farm Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QX

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  13. Granted25/00737/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension (garage)

    Sunnydale 7 Bannister Green Heskin Chorley PR7 5PL

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  14. Refused25/00738/CLPUD

    Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding

    307 Blackburn Road Higher Wheelton Chorley PR6 8HL

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  15. Granted25/00739/PIP

    Permission in principle application for the erection of a pair of semi detached houses.

    Land At Rear Of 9 Melrose Way Chorley PR7 3EX

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  16. Granted25/00740/FULHH

    Redecoration of interior rooms, retaining and enhancing historic fabric and features; fitting out of bathrooms and the kitchen (retrospective)

    14 Park Road Chorley PR7 1QN

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  17. Granted25/00741/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for the redecoration of interior rooms, retaining and enhancing historic fabric and features; fitting out of bathrooms and the kitchen (retrospective).

    14 Park Road Chorley PR7 1QN

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  18. Granted25/00742/FULHH

    Redecoration of interior rooms retaining and enhancing historic fabric and features; fitting out of bathrooms and kitchen and fitting of compliant light fittings (retrospective).

    14 Park Road Chorley PR7 1QN

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  19. Granted25/00743/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for the redecoration of interior rooms, retaining and enhancing historic fabric and features; fitting out of bathrooms and kitchen and fitting of compliant light fittings (retrospective).

    14 Park Road Chorley PR7 1QN

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  20. Granted25/00744/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension & elevational alterations to front (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    19 Sevenoaks Chorley PR7 3NS

    Received 9 Aug 2025
  21. Granted25/00745/MNMA

    Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 25/00029/FULHH (Single storey side extension to form new garage, conversion of existing attached garage to habitable accommodation, installation of 6no. rooflights, reconfiguration of windows, rendering and cladding of property and new driveway to property frontage) involving the reduction in height of the approved garage, alteration to the roof of the existing garage that is to be converted to habitable accommodation to create a mono pitched roof, insertion of 2no. new windows to the northern elevation and 1no. new widow to the west elevation of the converted garage, window alterations to the eastern elevation, change of parts of external material from render to grey cladding and relocation of the approved parking location

    Stickledown Parkside Drive Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PL

    Received 10 Aug 2025
  22. Granted25/00746/PIP

    Permission in Principle application for the erection of a minimum of 4 dwellings and a maximum of 9 dwellings.

    Land To The South Of Waterloo Lodge School Preston Road Chorley

    Received 10 Aug 2025
  23. Granted25/00747/DIS

    Application to discharge planning condition no. 13 (construction of site access and off-site works) of planning permission ref. 24/01108/FUL (Erection of a neighbourhood convenience store)

    Tesco Express Eaves Green Road Chorley PR7 3PQ

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  24. Granted25/00748/PIP

    Erection of 1no. dwellinghouse, following demolition of existing stables

    Stables 85M South Of Oldfields Moss Lane Whittle-le-woods

    Received 12 Aug 2025

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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.

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