Chorley planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Chorley Borough Council, updated daily. Chorley Borough Council received 212 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in Chorley
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Stewart Longton Caravans Bengal Street Chorley PR7 1SA
Petrol filling station and car wash scheme following demolition, Chorley, full application. Clears the existing buildings on a 0.4 hectare Bengal Street site to create a new forecourt, canopy and car wash at full planning stage. Underground tanks, forecourt drainage and canopy steelwork suit…
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
Roselea Dawbers Lane Euxton Lancashire PR7 6EW
Two-home permission in principle scheme, Euxton, Chorley. Establishes the principle of erecting two dwellinghouses on a 0.17 ha plot off Dawbers Lane, ahead of a technical details consent. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing packages become winnable once a follow-on details application is…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land At Highfield Road, Croston
Permission in principle for 4–5 self-build dwellings, Croston. Grants the principle of residential development on a Chorley site, with reserved matters to follow. Self-build delivery creates extended procurement windows for material packages and specialist trades in a below-average-value market.
Boro Corn Mill 48 Cunliffe Street Chorley
Five-flat first-floor conversion, Chorley town centre, full application stage. Converts the first floor of 48 Cunliffe Street into five apartments across 346 sqm. Fit-out, partitioning, M&E rewiring and sound insulation are the packages for local subcontractors, with new kitchens and bathrooms…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Fairview Runshaw Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6EX
Single detached dwelling replacing stables, Euxton, full application stage. Demolishes the existing stables and erects one detached house on a 0.11 hectare plot, following refused application 23/00823/FUL. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages are open to local subcontractors, with roofing…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
28A Moor Road Chorley Lancashire PR7 2LN
Ground-floor flat conversion, Chorley, at full application stage. Converts ground-floor space at 28A Moor Road into a one-bedroom flat with window and door changes. Fit-out, partitioning, plumbing and new glazing are open to local joiners, plumbers and glazing suppliers.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
37 Bolton Road Abbey Village Chorley PR6 8DP
Dwelling subdivision creating ground-floor retail, Abbey Village. One home divided to retain upper-floor housing and add a ground-floor Class E(a) shop at full application stage. Internal partitioning, shopfront glazing and M&E segregation suit fit-out specialists with retail experience.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Earnshaw Shire Farm Ulnes Walton Lane Ulnes Walton Leyland PR26 8LT
Commercial cattery conversion with building extension, Leyland. Change of use to specialist animal care with 150 sqm added floor space at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, drainage and kennelling infrastructure drive the project for specialist animal-care installers.
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
Grass Verge Next To Motor Vehicle Layby Euxton Lane Chorley
24 sqm shipping-container coffee shop, Chorley. Converts a single container to a commercial hot-beverage outlet on a layby verge at full application stage. Fit-out, catering services and specialist container conversion are the live packages.
Fit-outM&E
Tesco Express Eaves Green Road Chorley PR7 3PQ
CCTV column, bollards and associated works at a Chorley retail site. Installs fixed security infrastructure on an existing car park at full application stage. Electrical installation, column foundations and bollard ground anchors suit M&E and groundworks contractors.
GroundworksM&E
6A Kings Lea Adlington Chorley PR7 4EN
First-floor side extension and detached rear outbuilding, Chorley. Adds upper-floor living space and a free-standing outbuilding at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks lead, with timber framing and joinery for the outbuilding.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
17 Haworth Road Chorley PR6 9FG
Single-storey rear extension, Chorley householder scheme. Adds rear living space to an existing house at full householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages suit local small builders and roofing subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
7 Birch Field Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7RE
Roof conversion with ridge raise and rear extension, Clayton-le-Woods. Raises the ridge of an existing house to form habitable roof space with two front dormers and a single-storey rear extension, at full stage. Roofing, steel over the raised ridge and dormer openings, and glazing suit local…
RoofingSteelJoinery
Sunnymount 131 Birkacre Brow Coppull Chorley PR7 3QD
Householder double garage and extensions, Coppull, full application stage. Adds a new double garage, single-storey side and rear extensions, and hardstanding to an existing house. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local builders, with paving and hard surfacing supply for the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
49 Cam Wood Fold Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7SD
Two-storey front and single-storey side extension, Chorley householder scheme. Extends an existing Clayton-le-woods house at full application stage, adding ground-floor and first-floor floorspace. Brickwork, roof framing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local builders and merchants.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Chorley Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Chorley Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Chorley Borough Council, raw rate
32.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.2 percentage points above expected. Chorley Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
227 appeals counted, 218 judged either way (70 allowed, 148 dismissed), 9 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 40.7% | 28.8% | 123 | 123 | 50 |
| Householder (HAS) | 15.6% | 35.6% | 47 | 45 | 7 |
| Enforcement Notice | 23.1% | 13.5% | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 35.7% | 36.9% | 14 | 14 | 5 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Chorley Borough Council
Developer contributions at Chorley Borough Council
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Chorley Borough Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Sport and leisure | £4,916,175 | £813,946 |
| Highways and transport | £10,504,763 | £262,910 |
| Monitoring and administration | £1,356,613 | £91,800 |
| Open space and play | £3,308,079 | £66,328 |
| Affordable housing | £8,636,029 | None |
| Community facilities | £3,907,650 | None |
| Financial adjustment | £189,728 | None |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £104,616 | None |
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £25,463,755 | £4,886,477 overcommitted |
| Other local categories | £3,780,211 | £251,979 |
Source: Chorley Borough Council's Section 106 register and Chorley Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy register, read on 3 November 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Chorley Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder90% (184 decided)
- other92% (63 decided)
- residential85% (59 decided)
- infrastructure100% (33 decided)
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