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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates13,513Searchable applications
309Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 12,031 approved or refused records
979Refused applications
11,052 approved · 979 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Granted26/00467/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission 26/00038/FUL (Erection of portal frame building to accommodate essential site infrastructure) involving proposed change to external cladding colour
Golden Acres Ltd Plocks Farm Liverpool Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AX
Received 28 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00468/FULHH
Detached garage with ancillary accommodation, and new access and driveway (following demolition of 3no. outbuildings)
Moss House Farm Gales Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QH
Received 29 May 2026 - Withdrawn26/00469/FUL
Application for technical details consent for the erection of eight detached dwellings pursuant to permission in principle 25/01196/PIP
Land North Of Lydiate Farm Cottage Lydiate Lane Eccleston
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/00470/FULHH
Extension of existing porch, single storey rear extension
22 Kittiwake Road Heapey Chorley PR6 9BA
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/00471/FULHH
Erection of a detached garage with ancillary home office accommodation in the roof space.
Bankside Lodge Bank Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QU
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/00472/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed reconstruction of an existing air raid shelter including increasing height from installation of new timber roof, repointing of brickwork, and increasing the height of the floor to be level with existing ground level (following removal of existing concrete flat roof).
19 Crawford Avenue Chorley PR7 2QT
Received 30 May 2026 - Granted26/00473/FULHH
Single storey front extension, raised eaves and ridge height with side dormer
80 Watkin Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7PX
Received 1 Jun 2026 - No Objections26/00474/CTY
Notification by Lancashire County Council of planning application ref: LCC/2026/0017 relating to a gas bottles storage area and an extension of working hours for waste management operations at the Materials Recovery Facility
Quercia Ltd Clayton Hall Sand Quarry Dawson Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7DT
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00475/DIS
Application to discharge conditions 5 (external materials), 6 (boundary treatment details), 7 (existing and proposed ground levels), 10 (landscaping scheme) and 13 (biodiversity enhancement measures) attached to planning permission 25/00602/FUL (Erection of one self-build dwelling with detached garage)
Land Between Trigg Barn And 4 Fishwick Lane Fishwick Lane Higher Wheelton
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00476/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawful development for the erection of a rear dormer extension and a hip to gable roof extension
64 Highfield Road South Chorley PR7 1RH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00477/FULHH
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front dormers.
5A Kenyon Lane Heapey Chorley PR6 8EX
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00478/MNMA
Minor non material amendment to planning permission 25/00225/FULMAJ (Section 73 application to vary conditions 6 (arboricultural details), 14 (approved plans), 17 (noise mitigation scheme) and 23 (drainage strategy) attached to planning permission 22/00576/FULMAJ (Erection of 70no. market and affordable dwellings with associated access, pumping station and open space following demolition of the existing buildings) to alter house types, layout and associated details) involving changes to the layout in relation to plot 17.
Land Bounded By Parkhurst Avenue East Of Wigan Road Clayton-le-woods
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/00479/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed two storey rear extension and a detached outbuilding
Green Lane Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00480/FUL
Relocation and replacement of ATM, relocation of letterbox and new ramp, steps, upstand wall, landing and handrail (following removal of existing ramp, steps, upstand wall and handrail)
NatWest 46 - 48 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00482/FUL
Section 73 application to alter the wording of condition 10 (access visibility splays) of planning permission ref: 24/00925/FUL (Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses (following demolition of existing building) and the siting of a residential caravan for a temporary period during the construction of the dwellings and access alterations) in order to reduce the depth of the splays in both directions
Little Harbour Farm Harbour Lane Wheelton Chorley PR6 8JR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00483/FUL
Section 73 application to vary the wording of condition 9 (access visibility splays) of planning permission ref: 25/00539/FUL (Erection of 1no. self build dwelling (following demolition of existing buildings) and access alterations) in order to reduce the depth of the splays in both directions
Little Harbour Farm Harbour Lane Wheelton Chorley PR6 8JR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/00484/DIS
Application to discharge condition no. 3 (approved plans) of listed building consent ref: 23/01097/LBC (Application for listed building consent for repairs and alterations to the western elevations of the West Range, including timber-frame repairs, infill panel replacement, renewed rainwater goods, roof extension over walls 49-50, leadwork and flashings replacement and minor alterations to chimney stack)
Astley Hall Astley Park Park Road Chorley PR7 1NP
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00485/FULHH
Detached double garage
Jones Farm Dawson Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7DT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00486/FULHH
Two storey side storey extension and single storey rear extension
31 Pear Tree Avenue Coppull Chorley PR7 4NL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00487/FULHH
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of single storey side extension)
23 Lancashire Drive Buckshaw Village Chorley PR7 7BJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/00488/FUL
Conversion of existing garage to create 1no. residential dwelling including roof alterations involving the raising of the ridge and eaves height to create a first floor, two storey side extension, new access, off road car parking, and associated landscape works
The Bungalow Ridley Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00489/FUL
Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (approved plans) and 8 (materials) of planning permission ref: 21/01416/FUL (Erection of six buildings comprising 12no light industrial business units (resubmission of 20/01053/FULMAJ)) (allowed on appeal - Appeal Ref: APP/D2320/W/22/3296378)
Land South Of Mercer Court And East Of Westhoughton Road Adlington
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00490/CLPUD
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following the demolition of the existing conservatory).
9 Dunrobin Drive Euxton Chorley PR7 6NE
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Granted26/00491/DIS
Application to discharge condition 8 (Historic Building Survey - Final Report) attached to planning permission 20/01134/FULMAJ (Change of use from former 'printworks' to 30no. residential apartments, including partial demolition and extension (resubmission of 19/00090/FULMAJ))
Standish Court Standish Street Chorley
Received 4 Jun 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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