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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
13,654Searchable applications
310Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 12,157 approved or refused records
985Refused applications

11,172 approved · 985 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. Awaiting decision26/00565/FULMAJ

    Section 73 application to remove conditions 29 (off-site highway mitigation scheme) and 31 (off-site highway mitigation phasing and delivery) attached to planning permission 22/01243/FULMAJ (Detailed planning application for an employment development (comprising a range of buildings in Use Classes E(g), B2 and B8), including new access of A674, internal circulation, parking, servicing, landscaping and ancillary works)

    Land To The West Side Of Blackburn Road Chorley

    Received 27 Jun 2026
  2. Granted26/00566/FUL

    Erection of a covered roof structure to an existing agricultural manure store enclosure

    Knowles Farm Chorley Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BJ

    Received 27 Jun 2026
  3. Awaiting decision26/00567/FUL

    Single dwelling (self-build) and retention of part of existing storage building to form garage store (following partial demolition of an existing storage building)

    Orchard Heys Farm Park Road Coppull Chorley PR7 5AH

    Received 27 Jun 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/00568/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing windows

    Hartwood Green Farmhouse 194 Preston Road Chorley PR6 7AZ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  5. Granted26/00569/FULHH

    Porch to the front elevation

    Sarahs Cottage Tan Pits Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  6. Withdrawn26/00570/LBC

    Application for listed building consent for the erection of a porch on the front elevation

    Sarahs Cottage Tan Pits Farm New Road Anderton Chorley PR6 9HG

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  7. Granted26/00571/DIS

    Application to discharge condition 7 (lighting design strategy) of planning permission ref: 24/01088/FUL (Section 73 application to vary condition no. 4 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 23/00894/FUL (Erection of 1no. detached dwellinghouse with associated landscaping (following demolition of existing dwelling and buildings) in order to amend the design of the dwelling)

    Top O'th Hill Farm Rivington Lane Rivington Bolton BL6 7RZ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  8. Granted26/00572/PIP

    Permission in principle application for a minimum of 2no. dwellings and maximum of 3no. dwellings following the demolition of existing buildings

    Blanket Hall Gib Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RU

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  9. Granted26/00573/FULHH

    Erection of glass canopy

    Brown Hill Farm Copthurst Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 8LR

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  10. Granted26/00574/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension (following demolition of rear conservatory)

    92 The Farthings Astley Village Chorley PR7 1SH

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  11. Granted26/00575/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 9 (Chorley) 1995; Oak x2 Proposed Works: Remove epicormic growth from ground level up to the main crown break (approximately 8m).Undertake a specified lateral crown reduction of up to 2m on branches towards the property, to clear the boundary line. Reason for Works: Routine maintenance to clear low-level epicormic clutter around the main stems, and a localized lateral reduction to alleviate branch encroachment and maintain clear clearance over the boundary line without compromising the overall physiological health or structural integrity of the trees.Silver Birch (Betula pendula)Proposed Works: Remove 2x specified overextended lateral branches growing toward the property at 37 Bowers.Reason for Works: Target-specific pruning to mitigate the risk of branch failure from overextended weight and to prevent structural encroachment and direct conflict with the adjacent residential building at 37 Bowers.

    37 The Bowers Chorley PR7 3LA

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  12. Refused26/00576/PIP

    Permission in principle application for the erection of up to 9 dwellings

    LAND ADJACENT THE POPPIES Southport Road Ulnes Walton

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  13. Granted26/00577/CLPUD

    Certificate of Lawful Use for the proposed use of the property as a childrens home for up to two young people with care provided 24hrs by two staff members on a rota basis.

    18 Radburn Close Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7RB

    Received 26 Jun 2026
  14. Granted26/00578/DEMCON

    Application for prior determination for the proposed demolition of a glass house

    1 Southport Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 6ET

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  15. Granted26/00579/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary the wording of condition 8 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to planning permission ref: 25/00880/FUL (Erection of 2no. detached dwellings (following demolition of existing dwelling and associated outbuildings)) in order to replace the originally accepted BNG assessment with an amended BNG metric and report

    Cotswold House Rufford Road Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 3SA

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  16. Other decision26/00580/AGR

    Agricultural determination for a horticultural storage building

    1 Southport Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 6ET

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  17. Other decision26/00581/AGR

    Agricultural determination for a horticultural storage building

    1 Southport Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 6ET

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  18. Granted26/00582/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent for the installation of 1no. Totem sign, 1no. Welcome sign, and 2no. Fascia signs

    Evans Halshaw 61 Bolton Street Chorley PR7 3DX

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  19. Granted26/00583/FULHH

    Single storey rear extension and partial garage conversion

    11 Tuson Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7FZ

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/00584/FULMAJ

    Extensions and refurbishment of existing residential care facility, including three storey extension to eastern elevation, two storey extension to southern elevation, single storey extension to northern elevation and canopy and access ramp to front entrance, landscaping, parking and associated infrastructure (Resubmission of planning permission reference 22/00864/FULMAJ)

    Highgrove House Highfield Road North Chorley PR7 1PH

    Received 2 Jul 2026
  21. Granted26/00585/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary the approved plans of planning approval 25/00707/FUL (Erection of a replacement, self build, detached, dwelling house with existing dwelling house demolished upon completion of new dwelling) to amend the site layout and elevations of the proposed dwelling.

    Auldene 338 Southport Road Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LQ

    Received 2 Jul 2026
  22. Unknown26/00586/NOT

    Notice of intention to remove existing 17.50m monopole supporting 3no antennas and installation of replacement 20m monopole supporting 9no antennas, removal of 5no cabinets and installation of 4no new cabinet and ancillary works thereto for the provision of electronic broadband communication apparatus.

    VodafoneThree Telecommunication Mast Site No 55715 Preston Road Whittle-le-woods

    Received 2 Jul 2026
  23. Granted26/00587/TPO

    Application for work to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 2 (Clayton-le-Woods) 2013 - T20; Oak - Fell Oak andre plant a tree in a more suitable location.T1 on our report

    Land At Nell Lane Cuerden

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  24. Granted26/00588/TPO

    Application for work to prorotected tree - Chorley BC TPO 5 (Whittle-le-Woods) 2009 G2The Ash identified as T3 on the Appendix A which is sat directly beside the sycamore at T4; Fell. Sycamore in G1; Fell

    9 Jubilee Close Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7FS

    Received 3 Jul 2026

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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.

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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