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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 dates13,257Searchable applications
309Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 11,793 approved or refused records
968Refused applications
10,825 approved · 968 refused · 567 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 May 2013 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Granted26/00316/FULHH
Extension to front dormer
23 Manor Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7JG
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00318/FULHH
Single storey front extension with pitched roof over existing garage following conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
8 Granville Street Adlington Chorley PR6 9PY
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00319/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
9 Field Spring Gardens Heath Charnock Chorley PR7 4AF
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00320/NOT
Notice of intention to install 3no. BOBs replacing 3no. existing BOBS, 6no. Remote Radio Unit's (RRU's) replacing 6no. existing Remote Radio Units (RRU's) on an existing 18.5m high lattice tower and associated ancillary works thereto
Telecommunication Mast Site 96128 Hill Top Lane Whittle-le-woods
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00321/TPO
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 11 (Mawdesley) 1984; Sycamore tagged with 109: removal due to basal decay/ structural instability
The Old Rectory High Street Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3TD
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00322/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use of no.11 Chapel Street to a cafe and bar
Temptation 11 Chapel Street Chorley PR7 1BN
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00323/CLPUD
Application for certificate of lawfulness for proposed roof mounted solar panels to the front and rear
5 Bolton Road Abbey Village Chorley PR6 8DP
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00324/FULHH
New window opening to rear elevation.
The Mill House Millwood Close Withnell Chorley PR6 8AR
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00325/FULHH
Attached garden room to rear/side of existing garage, side dormer and installation of roof windows
6 Hillside Close Euxton Chorley PR7 6JB
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00326/ADV
Application for advertisement consent for internally illuminated fascia and projecting sign
Halls Bakery Ltd - Shop 305 Eaves Lane Chorley PR6 0DR
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00327/FUL
Change of use of an existing outbuilding into a detached dwelling
Mansfield Winchester Avenue Chorley PR7 4AQ
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00329/FUL
Front porch and single storey rear extension
17 Watkin Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PU
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00330/NOT
Notification of intention to install 1no. 9m high medium wooden pole for the provision of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Opposite Of 57 Homestead Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 8BB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - No Objections26/00331/CTY
Consultation from Lancashire County Council on application ref: LCC/2026/0009 (Replacement of Library roof and the creation of a new access to the public car park and a new staff-only car park)
Lancashire County Council Chorley Central Library Union Street Chorley PR7 1EB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00332/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 6 (BNG Plan), 7 (HMMP), 8 (Bird Boxes) and 9 (Reasonable Avoidance Measure for Small Mammals and Amphibians) of planning permission ref: 25/00779/FUL (Erection of an agricultural building)
Land To The South East Of Garwood Bolton Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HN
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00333/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension
81 Draperfield Chorley PR7 3PN
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00334/FUL
Change of use of numbers 137 to 143 Market Street across the first and second floors to nine apartments (Use Class C3), and the subdivision of the ground floor to facilitate the provision of three retails units (Use Class E(a))
Dickinsons Furniture 137 - 143 Market Street Chorley PR7 2ST
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00335/FULHH
Single storey side/rear extension
39 Chapel Street Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QD
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Refused26/00336/PIP
PIP Stage 1 Application for the erection of up to 9 no. dwellings
Land Adjacent To Shaw Green House Farm Dawbers Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EU
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Other decision26/00337/AGR
Agricultural determination for a single storey hay barn with mono-pitch roof
Coppull Old Hall Farm Coppull Hall Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 4LR
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00338/DIS
Application to discharge condition 16 (BAPA) attached to planning permission 25/00916/FUL (Change of use to a local convenience store with other associated development, including changes to elevational openings of the main building, removal of smaller buildings, erection of fencing and plant, changes to access and parking arrangements and landscaping works)
Robinson and Douglas Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5BX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00339/TPO
Application for work to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 5 (Euxton) 2013 T1 - Oak - Complete a 1m all round crown reduction, part of ongoing maintenance programme.
2 Chancery Fields Euxton Chorley PR7 1DG
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00340/ADV
Installation of 1x single leg post mounted sign with external illumination, 1x single sided post mounted corex sign with trough light, 1x single sided post mounted welcome sign with trough light, 1x oval fascia sign with internal illumination
Harvester Chorley Buckshaw Avenue Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7EL
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00341/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing lean to structure)
72 Market Street Adlington Chorley PR7 4HF
Received 15 Apr 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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