Chorley Council approves 92.9% of planning applications, based on 3,216 decisions from the council’s public planning portal. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%. Chorley is 5.5 percentage points above that rate.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 520 decided applications, Chorley Council approved 87.9% of planning applications in 2025. Across 3,216 decisions on record (March 2006 to October 2026), the overall approval rate in Chorley is 92.9%; the national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Chorley council planning portal records · Data to 21 October 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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This table counts every decided application in Chorley, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 1,743 | 121 | 1,864 | 93.5% |
| Other | 1,245 | 114 | 1,359 | 91.6% |
| Trees | 508 | 48 | 556 | 91.4% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 236 | 64 | 300 | 78.7% |
| Prior Approval | 220 | 12 | 232 | 94.8% |
| Listed Building | 86 | 7 | 93 | 92.5% |
| Advertisement | 86 | 4 | 90 | 95.6% |
| Change of Use | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91.4% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley North East | 293 | 34 | 327 | 89.6% |
| Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South | 295 | 25 | 320 | 92.2% |
| Lostock | 275 | 11 | 286 | 96.2% |
| Adlington And Anderton | 249 | 26 | 275 | 90.5% |
| Chorley North West | 237 | 21 | 258 | 91.9% |
| Eccleston And Mawdesley | 224 | 19 | 243 | 92.2% |
| Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard | 156 | 30 | 186 | 83.9% |
| Coppull | 164 | 22 | 186 | 88.2% |
| 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 | 131 | 11 | 142 | 92.3% |
| Clayton East, Brindle And Hoghton | 124 | 7 | 131 | 94.7% |
| Chorley South East And Heath Charnock | 114 | 13 | 127 | 89.8% |
| Euxton North | 117 | 7 | 124 | 94.4% |
| Euxton South | 108 | 9 | 117 | 92.3% |
| Chorley East | 100 | 14 | 114 | 87.7% |
| Clayton West And Cuerden | 101 | 11 | 112 | 90.2% |
| Brindle And Hoghton | 103 | 7 | 110 | 93.6% |
| Pennine | 104 | 6 | 110 | 94.5% |
| Astley And Buckshaw | 105 | 4 | 109 | 96.3% |
| Euxton | 98 | 10 | 108 | 90.7% |
| Heath Charnock And Rivington | 87 | 14 | 101 | 86.1% |
| Buckshaw And Whittle | 87 | 12 | 99 | 87.9% |
Showing the 25 wards with the most decisions, of 29. The property report covers every ward.
See full ward breakdown →How Chorley’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 2.4pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00841/PIP Euxton | Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwellinghouse | Approved |
| 26/00831/PIP Chorley North West | Permission in principle application for the erection of 8no. dwellinghouses | Approved |
| 26/00758/FULHH Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South | Construction of a detached single storey ancillary building | Approved |
| 26/00762/FULHH Chorley South East And Heath Charnock | Single storey side extension, pitched roof to existing kitchen, new entrance por | Approved |
| 26/00739/FUL Chorley North East | Change of use of No. 21 Railway Road from a shop to a dwellinghouse including ex | Approved |
| 26/00774/FULHH Adlington And Anderton | Single storey rear/side/front (porch) extension (following demolition of existin | Approved |
| 26/00716/FUL Chorley North East | Erection of stable block, associated muck midden and sand paddock | Approved |
| 26/00782/FULHH Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard | Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension | Refused |
| 26/00797/PDE Coppull | Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, w | Approved |
| 26/00707/FUL Euxton | Retention of existing portakabin used for established nursery/early years provis | Approved |
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Based on 3,216 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Chorley is 92.9%. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
PlanningLens has analysed 3,216 planning decisions from Chorley council. 2,989 were approved and 227 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, March 2006 to October 2026.
The average approval rate in Chorley is 92.9%, 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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