Chorley Council approves 93.2% of planning applications, based on 4,374 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%. Chorley sits 4.6 percentage points above the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 520 decided applications, Chorley Council approved 92.5% of planning applications in 2025. Across 4,374 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Chorley is 93.2%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Chorley council planning portal records · Updated August 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Chorley.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 1,723 | 75 | 1,798 | 95.8% |
| Other | 1,242 | 92 | 1,334 | 93.1% |
| Trees | 478 | 47 | 525 | 91.0% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 225 | 61 | 286 | 78.7% |
| Prior Approval | 213 | 11 | 224 | 95.1% |
| Listed Building | 85 | 4 | 89 | 95.5% |
| Advertisement | 79 | 4 | 83 | 95.2% |
| Change of Use | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91.4% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley North East | 283 | 21 | 304 | 93.1% |
| Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South | 277 | 17 | 294 | 94.2% |
| Lostock | 275 | 11 | 286 | 96.2% |
| Adlington And Anderton | 242 | 20 | 262 | 92.4% |
| Chorley North West | 234 | 14 | 248 | 94.4% |
| Eccleston And Mawdesley | 224 | 19 | 243 | 92.2% |
| Coppull | 165 | 15 | 180 | 91.7% |
| Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard | 153 | 19 | 172 | 89.0% |
| Clayton-le-Woods And Whittle-le-Woods | 151 | 13 | 164 | 92.1% |
| Chorley South East | 148 | 13 | 161 | 91.9% |
| Chisnall | 143 | 9 | 152 | 94.1% |
| Wheelton And Withnell | 142 | 7 | 149 | 95.3% |
| Chorley South West | 130 | 9 | 139 | 93.5% |
| Euxton North | 117 | 7 | 124 | 94.4% |
| Clayton East, Brindle And Hoghton | 114 | 6 | 120 | 95.0% |
| Euxton South | 108 | 9 | 117 | 92.3% |
| Chorley South East And Heath Charnock | 103 | 10 | 113 | 91.2% |
| Chorley East | 103 | 9 | 112 | 92.0% |
| Brindle And Hoghton | 103 | 7 | 110 | 93.6% |
| Pennine | 104 | 6 | 110 | 94.5% |
| Astley And Buckshaw | 105 | 4 | 109 | 96.3% |
| Clayton West And Cuerden | 99 | 8 | 107 | 92.5% |
| Heath Charnock And Rivington | 87 | 14 | 101 | 86.1% |
| Euxton | 89 | 7 | 96 | 92.7% |
| Buckshaw And Whittle | 86 | 6 | 92 | 93.5% |
Showing top 25 of 29 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Chorley’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 3.6pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Chorley council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00637/AGR Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South | Agricultural determination for the erection of a building for hay and machinery | Approved |
| 26/00537/FUL Coppull | Installation of 1no. housed refrigeration unit, 3no. AC heat pump units and asso | Approved |
| 26/00439/FUL Adlington And Anderton | Erection of guest food trade cabin and construction of new car parking area comp | Approved |
| 26/00590/PIP Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard | Application for Permission in Principle for the erection of 9no. dwellings | Approved |
| 26/00541/FULHH Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South | Installation of 18no. solar panels to rear roof slope | Approved |
| 26/00012/PIP Coppull | Permission in principle application for the erection of four dwellinghouses | Approved |
| 26/00530/FULHH Coppull | First floor extension above existing garage following conversion of garage to ha | Approved |
| 26/00528/FULHH Chorley North East | Erection of a domestic outbuilding (retrospective) | Approved |
| 26/00500/FULHH Clayton West And Cuerden | Creation of driveway and dropped kerb | Approved |
| 26/00486/FULHH Coppull | Two storey side storey extension and single storey rear extension | Approved |
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Based on 4,374 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Chorley is 93.2%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 4,374 planning decisions from Chorley council. 4,077 were approved and 297 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Chorley is 93.2%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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