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Chorley planning applications
649 applications. 83% approved. 56 days to decide.
As of July 2026, PlanIndex holds 649 planning applications from Chorley. 144 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 83% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Latest applications
Data to July 2026
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26/00653/TCON Awaiting decision
4 Home Farm Mews Grape Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JT
Notification of proposed works to trees within Croston Conservation Area. Crown management of various trees in the Courtyard and removal of a conifer and goat willow outside number 4. Also some trees in number 4 too near to the boundary wall.
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26/00647/NOT Awaiting decision
Telecommunications Mast Tramway Lane Clayton-le-woods
Notification of intention to replace existing 20 metre high monopole with a new 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and a 300mm transmission dish, removal of 4 no. existing equipment cabinets and replacement with 4 no. new cabinets, and ancillary development thereto for the provision of electronic broadband communication apparatus
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26/00649/CLPUD Awaiting decision
Wilmar House Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HH
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a single-storey rear extension, with associated internal and external alterations (following demolition of existing single-storey conservatory and existing outbuilding)
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26/00646/DIS Awaiting decision
Duke Of York 124 Bolton Street Chorley PR7 3DX
Application to discharge condition 6 (off-site works for highway improvement) of planning permission ref: 24/00725/FUL (Change of use of no. 124 Bolton Street from a public house to a 14no. bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) at basement level and across the whole ground floor, and 6no. one-bedroom residential apartments across the whole first and second floors, first floor side/rear extension and roof alterations involving an increase to the ridge height and installation of roof lights)
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26/00641/AGR Awaiting decision
Leigh Farm Marsh Lane Brindle Chorley PR6 8NY
Agricultural determination for an agricultural storage tank
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26/00642/FUL Awaiting decision
6 The Beeches Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 8RA
Application for technical details consent for the erection of one detached dwelling pursuant to permission in principle 25/01175/PIP
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26/00640/FULHH Awaiting decision
80 Claughton Avenue Clayton-le-woods Leyland PR25 5TN
Single storey side and rear extension
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26/00637/AGR Awaiting decision
Land Between Salt Pit Cottage And Harrock Hill Croft Salt Pit Lane Mawdesley
Agricultural determination for the erection of a building for hay and machinery storage
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26/00639/TCON Awaiting decision
Hollingworth The Close Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8AZ
Notification of proposed works to trees within Withnell Conservation area. Removal of a large Leylandii conifer which has grown very tall and is leaning precariously.
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26/00638/FUL Awaiting decision
Stanworth Farm Stables Bolton Road Withnell Chorley PR6 8BP
Technical details consent for the erection of a self build dwelling (following the demolition of existing buildings), persuant to Permission in Principle stage 1 permission ref. 25/01063/PIP
Recent decisions
Data to July 2026
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25/00670/FUL Refused
Land Off Higher House Lane Heapey
Erection of tourism glamping pods and associated works
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26/00106/OUT Granted
Land West Of Plymouth Cottages Butterworth Brow Chorley PR7 3QL
Outline application for the erection of a detached building to accommodate a garage/store to be used in conjunction with a scout campsite and activity field including matters of access, appearance, layout and scale
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26/00421/FULHH Granted
The Willows Finney Lane Croston Leyland PR26 9JQ
Single storey side/rear extension and erection of detached outbuilding (Retrospective)
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26/00581/AGR Decided
1 Southport Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 6ET
Agricultural determination for a horticultural storage building
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26/00580/AGR Decided
1 Southport Road Eccleston Chorley PR7 6ET
Agricultural determination for a horticultural storage building
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26/00110/DIS Decided
Land On The A674 Wheelton Blackburn New Road Wheelton
Application to discharge conditions 6 (levels), 7 (foul sewers scheme), 9 (super-fast broadband), 10 (external materials), 11 (boundary treatments), 12 (hard landscaping), 16 (surface water drainage scheme ), 17 (operation and maintenance manual), 18 (water main), 19 (site access and off-site highway improvement scheme), 21 (CEMP), 22 (estate street phasing and completion plan), 23, (future management and maintenance), 24 (street constructional details) attached to planning permission 24/00247/FUL (Erection of 7 no. dwellings with associated roads, car parking, landscaping and access)
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26/00470/FULHH Granted
22 Kittiwake Road Heapey Chorley PR6 9BA
Extension of existing porch, single storey rear extension
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25/01055/FUL Granted
Th'owd Barn Hall Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QY
Construction of a new dwelling and detached single garage within the domestic curtilage of the existing dwelling, together with associated external works.
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26/00104/DIS Decided
Fishers Farm Delph Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5ND
Application to discharge condition nos. 5 (boundary treatments), 6 (ground levels), 7 (roofing materials), 8 (landscaping), 9 (sewerage and drainage), 11 (dwelling emission rates) and 12 (standard assessment procedure in respect of dwelling emission rates) of planning permission ref: 18/01206/FUL (Demolition of equestrian buildings and construction of a dormer bungalow and detached garage)
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26/00455/TPO Granted
32 Chorley Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5ES
Application for works to a protected tree - Chorley BC TPO 8 (Charnock Richard) 2009 T12; application to fell tree due to root damage.
The full record
Decisions between 2021 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 386 decisions from Chorley between 2021 and 2026, part of 649 applications on record. Over that period 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 263 granted against 38 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 331 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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21/00470/PDE Refused
5 Hunters Wood Court Chorley PR7 2WJ
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.85m in depth, with eaves height of 2.9m, and a maximum height of 3.1m (following demolition of existing conservatory)
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21/00735/MNMA Decided
Bungalow Filling Station 117 Moor Road Chorley PR7 2NU
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 20/01238/FUL (Demolition of the existing petrol filling station and kiosk/shop and the erection of a replacement petrol filling station (including new pumps, forecourt canopy and underground storage tanks) and kiosk/shop, surface level car park, access, servicing and associated works) to amend the wording of condition no.8 (site access and associated off-site highways works) to allow works to commence in advance of formal discharge of the condition
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21/00638/TEL Decided
Installation Of A 20M Monopole Supporting 6 No Antenna Standish Street Chorley
Prior approval application under Part 16 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the installation of 1no. 20m monopole, 6no. antenna, 2no. 300mm dishes, 3no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development
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21/00641/CLPUD Refused
Broadhey House Hall Lane Mawdesley Ormskirk L40 2QY
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed front porch
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21/00640/FULHH Refused
2 Sycamore Road Chorley PR6 0JD
Two storey side extension
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21/00639/FULHH Granted
1 Old School Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6QJ
Two storey side extension
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21/00555/CLPUD Refused
84 Dallington Avenue Clayton-Le-Woods Leyland PR25 5AG
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use as a dwellinghouse (C3b) for the occupation of up to 3 young persons (aged 8-18 years)
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21/00552/FULHH Granted
25 Queensway Euxton Chorley PR7 6PN
Single storey side/rear extension (following the demolition of existing conservatory)
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21/00495/DIS Decided
Land North Of The Railway Public House Wigan Road Euxton
Application to discharge condition no.10 (engineer's highways details) attached to planning permission 19/00906/REM (Reserved matters application for the erection of 9 dwellings (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission 15/01092/OUT (granted on appeal))
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21/00362/FUL Granted
Wheelton Health Care Centre 209 Blackburn Road Heapey Chorley PR6 8EP
Change of use to offices and erection of single storey rear extension
Decision speed
12 months to July 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 74 51%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 31 22%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 39 27%
Common questions
How many planning applications does Chorley decide?
In the 12 months to July 2026, Chorley decided 144 planning applications. 83% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Chorley?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 56 days over the 12 months to July 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Chorley decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 144 decisions in the 12 months to July 2026 where both dates are published, 51% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 73% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Chorley decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 386 decisions from Chorley between 2021 and 2026, out of 649 applications on record. Across that whole period 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Chorley?
June 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to July 2026, with 98 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Cite these figures
Chorley: 649 planning applications on record as of July 2026. Trailing 12 months: 144 decided, 83% approved, median 56 days to a decision. 378 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2021 and 2026: 386 in total, 87% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.