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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 dates12,905Searchable applications
303Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,483 approved or refused records
948Refused applications
10,535 approved · 948 refused · 540 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Granted26/00136/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition no. 3 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 20/01303/FULHH (Erection of two storey extension) involving the installation of a roof light
Barmskin Hall Farm Barmskin Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5PT
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00137/NOT
Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high light wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications
Opposite House Lynwood Shaw Hill Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PP
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00138/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of a detached residence in side garden
9 Spring Mews Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8AS
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00139/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 4 (external materials), 7 (section 278 agreement) and 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) attached to planning permission 24/00263/FUL (Change of use from night club to no.18 bed house in multiple occupation (sui generis) incorporating second floor rear extension)
Applejax Night Club 1 Back Mount Street Chorley PR7 1EA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00140/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for the display of a non-illuminated single sided pole mounted stack sign
Hill Top Lane Whittle-le-woods
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00141/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached outbuilding to be used for a dog grooming business
10 Beatty Avenue Chorley PR7 2PR
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00142/TPO
Application for to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Chorley) 1989 Hartwood Green; Please refer to the TPO identification plan and tree survey.
The Preston Temple Temple Way Chorley PR6 7EQ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00144/TPO
Application for proposed works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 3 (Whittle-le-Woods) 1989 W1; Fell Sycamore
Shaw Hill Hotel And Country Club Preston Road Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PP
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00145/PIP
Permission in principle application for the erection of a minimum of two dwellings and maximum of four dwellings
Land To The Rear Of The Stables Delph Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5ND
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00146/FULHH
First floor rear extension, partial rebuild and extension of existing detached carport and installation of 26no. solar panels on roof of detached carport
Anderton Manor Farm Bolton Road Anderton Bolton BL6 7RW
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00147/FUL
Section 73 application to amend condition 4 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 24/01114/FUL (Erection of 3no. self-build dwellings (following demolition of existing outbuildings and equestrian stables building) along with landscaping and access alterations) in order to alter the position of plots 3 and 4 and the design of plot 3
Walmsleys Barn Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00149/DIS
Application to discharge condition numbered 13 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning approval 25/00784/FUL (Application for technical details consent for the erection of one detached, self-build, dwelling pursuant to permission in principle 22/00980/PIP)
Beechwood Chapel Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 8EN
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00150/FULHH
Single storey rear extension, rear dormer, conversion of part of the garage to habitable accommodation
37 Pilgrim Drive Chorley PR7 3TH
Received 14 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00151/FULHH
Two storey side extension
16 Rivington Place Coppull Chorley PR7 5DY
Received 14 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00152/NOT
Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high wooden telegraph pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications
Outside No. 25 Beech Avenue Anderton Chorley PR6 9PQ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - No Objections26/00153/CTY
Notification by Lancashire County Council of a retrospective planning application to amend conditions 3 and condition 8 of planning consent ref: LCC/2015/0069 relating to the approved restoration pre-settlement levels
Quercia Ltd Clayton Hall Sand Quarry Dawson Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7DT
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn26/00154/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for proposed part two storey, part single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding
Green Lane Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Other decision26/00155/AGR
Agricultural determination for the erection of a building for hay and machinery storage
Culbeck Farm Culbeck Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EP
Received 16 Feb 2026 - No Objections26/00156/TCON
Notification of proposed works to trees within Withnell Conservation Area - T2 T3 rocks to be placed at base to prevent soil erosion in the ditch.
8 Millwood Close Withnell Chorley PR6 8AR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Other decision26/00157/SCE
Request for a screening opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (amended 2018) for the construction of a Solar Farm and associated infrastructure (hereafter referred to as 'the Proposed Development') located on Land off Croston Lane, Welch Whittle, Charnock Richard, PR7 5HJ.
Land Off Croston Lane Charnock Richard
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00158/FULHH
Single storey rear extension
4 Rose Whittle Avenue Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7GT
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00159/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 5 (External Materials), 6 (Fences and Walls), 9 (Landscaping Scheme), 10 (CMP), 13 (Ecological Protection Plan), 14 (RAMMS) and 15 (Ecological Enhancements) attached to planning permission 25/00771/FUL (Technical details consent for the erection of 1no. self build dwelling pursuant to permission in principle 25/00224/PIP for the replacement of stables with two detached dwellings)
Plot 1 Old Withnell Stables Trigg Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 9BZ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00160/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) as a young person's home for a maximum of two young persons with care provided by carers on a shift basis (Use Class C3b)
77 Hurst Brook Coppull Chorley PR7 4QY
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00161/NOT
Notification of intention to install 2no. 9m high light wooden poles for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Between 7-9 Lawrence Road & Side Of 55 Carrington Road Chorley
Received 18 Feb 2026
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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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