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Chorley Borough Council
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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
14,061Searchable applications
312Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 12,515 approved or refused records
1,007Refused applications

11,508 approved · 1,007 refused · 604 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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  1. Awaiting decision26/00769/FUL

    Change of use of numbers 1 to 3 Clifford Street at basement level and ground floor to Use Class E and across the first and second floors to 2no. one bedroom apartments (Use Class C3) and the replacement of window frames and doors

    1-3 Clifford Street Chorley PR7 1AQ

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/00770/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission ref: 24/00095/FUL (Construction of two storey residential building, comprising 2no. one bedroom apartments, with associated parking to the rear)

    Land Adjacent To 101 Chorley Road Adlington

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  3. Awaiting decision26/00771/FULHH

    Addition of first floor followng demolition of the existing detached garage.

    Greenacres Back Lane Heath Charnock Chorley PR6 9DP

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/00772/FULHH

    Single storey rear and side extension following demolition of garage and part demolition of rear extension

    22 Windsor Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SG

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  5. Granted26/00773/TPO

    Application for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Chorley) 1999; 57 Sycamore, 6 Hawthorn, 3 Oak, 12 Ash (as per council website)No works within the TPO area will happened. It is just to communicate we will work outside the TPO area.Works are isntalling a new 280mm PE connected to existing water fittings already in the carriageway in Coppull Road as per the sketch. If any concern, we could hand dig around this set up connection (where the existing wash out is), please confirm.

    Land West Of Plymouth Cottages Butterworth Brow Chorley PR7 3QL

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  6. Granted26/00774/FULHH

    Single storey rear/side/front (porch) extension (following demolition of existing conservatory).

    14 Lewis Close Adlington Chorley PR7 4JU

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  7. Awaiting decision26/00775/FULHH

    Single-storey rear extension, with associated internal and external alterations, following demolition of existing single-storey conservatory and existing outbuilding

    Wilmar House Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HH

    Received 29 Aug 2026
  8. Awaiting decision26/00776/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition no. 2 (the approved plans) of application 26/00202/FULHH (First floor extension over existing, detached garage) to amend the elevations and increase the roof ridge height

    The Glen Gib Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RU

    Received 28 Aug 2026
  9. Unknown26/00777/NOT

    Notice of intention to install 6no. antennas, following removal of 6 no. antennas, and associated ancillary development including internal upgrade of existing equipment cabinets, RRUs, ERS units, GPS Node

    Communications Mast Holt Lane Brindle

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  10. Awaiting decision26/00778/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition no. 2 (the approved plans) of application 24/00272/FULHH (Two storey side/rear extension to northern and western elevation and single storey side extension to southern elevation) to increase the scale of the two storey element and to amend the design of the overall proposal.

    405 Preston Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7JA

    Received 1 Sept 2026
  11. Unknown26/00779/NOT

    Notice of intention to upgrade existing base station with works comprising of the installation of a Nominal 10kVA permanent back-up power generator with associated fuel apparatus, including installation of Blenheim MKII Cabinet, relocation of existing 3No bollards and installation of 4No bollards, internal upgrade of existing cabinets, and all ancillary works thereto for the provision of electronic broadband communication apparatus.

    Telecommunications Mast Site No 99824 Chorley Cricket Club Sandringham Road Chorley

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  12. Awaiting decision26/00780/DIS

    Application to discharge condition numbers 5 (drainage scheme) and 10 (construction environmental management plan) of planning permission ref: 26/00497/FUL (Erection of 1no. dwelling and detached garage (following demolition of outbuildings))

    Round Bank Farm Hall Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QZ

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  13. Awaiting decision26/00781/FULHH

    Two storey rear extension

    Brooklands Quaker Brook Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0JA

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  14. Refused26/00782/FULHH

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

    1 Rosedene Parr Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5SL

    Received 3 May 2026
  15. Awaiting decision26/00783/FUL

    Siting of 50no. steel storage containers for self-storage use and associated access alterations

    Land Adjacent The Forge Westhoughton Road Adlington

    Received 3 Sept 2026
  16. Awaiting decision26/00784/FUL

    Siting of 2no. portacabins (stacked)

    Unit L Low Mill Industrial Estate Whittle Le Woods Chorley PR6 7DJ

    Received 3 Sept 2026
  17. Granted26/00785/TPO

    Application for to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 5 (Whittle-le-Woods) The Ash identi785.TPOfied as T3 on the Appendix A which is sat directly beside the sycamore at T4.

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

    Received 3 Sept 2026
  18. Awaiting decision26/00786/PDE

    Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.8m in depth, with eaves height of 2.6m and a maximum height of 2.6m

    4 Duke's Park Drive Chorley PR7 3FA

    Received 2 Sept 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/00787/FULHH

    Part two storey rear extension with loft conversion, part single storey rear extension

    73 Longworth Avenue Coppull Chorley PR7 4PJ

    Received 4 Sept 2026
  20. Awaiting decision26/00789/DIS

    Application to discharge conditions 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 10 (Detailed SuDS drainage strategy), 11 (SuDS management and maintenance plan), 12 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) and 19 (Archaeological investigation and recording) attached to planning permission 23/00402/FULMAJ (Erection of five storey building comprising 24no. apartments (Class C3) with ancillary accommodation including refuse and cycle storage, plant rooms and enclosures, and car parking)

    Land To The East Of Sumner House Dole Lane Chorley

    Received 4 Sept 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/00790/FULHH

    Erection of a boundary fence

    1 Clayton Gate Coppull Chorley PR7 4PR

    Received 6 Sept 2026
  22. Awaiting decision26/00791/PIP

    Residential development with 4 detached dwellings

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

    Received 4 Sept 2026
  23. Awaiting decision26/00792/FULMAJ

    Section 73 application to vary condition 4 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 20/00449/FULMAJ (Demolition of existing building and erection of new packing hall (with administration facilities) and new canopy over service yard) to reduce demolition with plant / infrastructure contained within the existing building.

    Golden Acres Ltd Plocks Farm Liverpool Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AX

    Received 7 Sept 2026
  24. Awaiting decision26/00793/FUL

    Erection of private stable block for two horses and one tack room

    Woodview Bungalow Wood Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2RL

    Received 7 Sept 2026

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