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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 dates12,942Searchable applications
303Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,517 approved or refused records
951Refused applications
10,566 approved · 951 refused · 541 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Granted26/00187/FULHH
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation
84 Rowan Croft Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7UX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00188/FUL
Application for technical details consent for the erection of one self-build dwelling and formation of new access pursuant to permission in principle ref: 25/00007/PIP
Highfield Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00189/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission ref. 23/00780/REMMAJ (Reserved matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) comprising the erection of 118 no. dwellings including internal access roads, public open space, parking and associated infrastructure in pursuant to outline planning permission ref:20/01399/OUTMAJ) to amend the boundary fencing to the rear of plots 105-106 and 115-118
Land Adjacent Blainscough Hall Blainscough Lane Coppull
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00190/FUL
Erection of 3no. detached dwellings and associated garages
Melverley Highfield Road Croston Leyland PR26 9HH
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00191/FUL
Change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C2 Residential Children home for up to 2 Children (age 7-17)
40 Iris Drive Coppull Chorley PR7 3GZ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00192/P3PAN
Prior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M(a) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed change of use of nos. 49 to 51 St Thomas Road from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 6no. residential apartments (Use Class C3)
Chorleian House 49 - 51 St Thomas Road Chorley
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00193/NOT
Notice of intention to install 1no. 9m high light wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
O/S 1 Rylands Road Chorley PR7 2DN
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00194/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and single storey front extension
463 Preston Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7JD
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00195/DIS
Application to discharge the statutory biodiversity net gain condition of planning permission 25/00343/FULMAJ (Development of a Faith and Learning Centre (sui generis) associated with the existing temple facility comprising reception building, accommodation buildings, a communal hub, teaching and learning building, relocation of existing multi-use games area along with associated public realm and landscaping works, access arrangements and parking.)
The Preston Temple Temple Way Chorley PR6 7EQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00196/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side dormer
Craiglands 130 The Green Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00197/FULHH
Erection of 2m high timber boundary fence (retrospective)
1 Little Carr Lane Chorley PR7 3JT
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00198/FULHH
Construction of single storey rear extension
The Crossings Bungalow Station Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0DD
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00199/FULHH
First floor side extension above existing attached garage
73 Wymundsley Astley Village Chorley PR7 1US
Received 28 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00200/FULHH
Section 73 application to vary condition 4 (External Materials) attached to planning permission ref: 25/01092/FULHH (Single storey rear/side extension to existing detached garage) to change the external wall material from facing brick to cladding
20 Lune Drive Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5SX
Received 28 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00201/FULHH
New driveway
3 Willow Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8NP
Received 1 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00202/FULHH
First floor extension over existing, detached garage
The Glen Gib Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RU
Received 1 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00203/FULHH
Single storey rear extension and front porch (Following demolition of existing conservatory)
85 Longworth Avenue Coppull Chorley PR7 4PJ
Received 1 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00204/MNMA
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: 24/00841/FUL (Section 73 application to vary condition no.3 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 24/00746/FUL (Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) of planning permission 21/00793/FUL ((1) Erection of 5no. detached dwellinghouses, including associated new accesses to Sandy Lane 2) Demolition of existing buildings) to amend the house type on Plot 4 and change the access position) to amend the landscaping and landscape ecological management schemes approved under discharge of condition application ref: 23/00349/DIS
Springfields Sandy Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00205/NOT
Notice of intention to install 1no.10m wooden pole for the provision of electronic broadband communication apparatus
Opposite 66 Railway Road Adlington Chorley PR6 9RB
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00206/FUL
Alterations to elevations including the removal of the shop front and installation of replacement windows and door, removal of 1no. western side elevation window and replacement with 3no. windows, installation of new bin store access doors to eastern side elevation
Chorleian House 49 - 51 St Thomas Road Chorley PR7 1JE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00207/DIS
Application to discharge condition 13 (Ecological Reasonable Avoidance Measures) 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)
Walmsleys Barn Wood Lane Heskin Chorley PR7 5NP
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00209/FULHH
Single storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage)
6 Mount Pleasant Adlington Chorley PR6 9RR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Refused26/00210/PIP
Application for permission in principle for the construction of up to three dwellings.
Land To The Rear Of Sibberings Farmhouse Dawson Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7DT
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00211/FULHH
Erection of a carport to be attached to side of existing dwelling
Butterworth Barn Butterworth Brow Brinscall Chorley PR6 8RH
Received 2 Mar 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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