Chorley Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Chorley Borough Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Chorley Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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16 October 2026 · Approved
Croston Sports Club Westhead Road Croston Leyland PR26 9RR · 26/00430/FULMAJ
Figures for Chorley Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 81 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 47plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Chorley Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, the proposed land use and the amount of development and with particular regard to: • the effect of the proposal on the significance of…”
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“The main issue is whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having reference to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with regard to; • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the local development strategy; • The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Grade II listed building…”
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“The appeal site is within the Green Belt and so the main issues are: • Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the effect on openness and the purposes of…”
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“The appeal site lies in the Green Belt. The main parties agree that the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and I have no reason to disagree. On this basis the main issues are: • The effect…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.