Which ward in Chorley has the highest planning approval rate?

Out Of Area at 100.0% based on 19 decisions.

Which ward in Chorley has the lowest planning approval rate?

Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard at 85.7% based on 77 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Chorley?

There is a 14.3% gap between Out Of Area and Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Chorley

Planning outcomes in Chorley are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 14.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,509 real decisions·30 wards·Updated March 2026

All 30 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Out Of Area	19	19	0	100.0%
2	-	52	52	0	100.0%
3	Astley And Buckshaw	109	105	4	96.3%
4	Lostock	286	275	11	96.2%
5	Clayton East, Brindle And Hoghton	74	71	3	95.9%
6	Chorley North And Astley	47	45	2	95.7%
7	Wheelton And Withnell	149	142	7	95.3%
8	Chorley South West	112	106	6	94.6%
9	Chorley North West	183	173	10	94.5%
10	Pennine	110	104	6	94.5%
11	Euxton North	124	117	7	94.4%
12	Chisnall	152	143	9	94.1%
13	Clayton West And Cuerden	48	45	3	93.8%
14	Brindle And Hoghton	110	103	7	93.6%
15	Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South	152	142	10	93.4%
16	Chorley North East	197	182	15	92.4%
17	Coppull	131	121	10	92.4%
18	Chorley East	92	85	7	92.4%
19	Euxton South	117	108	9	92.3%
20	Eccleston And Mawdesley	243	224	19	92.2%
21	Clayton-le-Woods And Whittle-le-Woods	164	151	13	92.1%
22	Adlington And Anderton	197	181	16	91.9%
23	Chorley South East	161	148	13	91.9%
24	Buckshaw And Whittle	36	33	3	91.7%
25	Clayton-le-Woods North	71	65	6	91.5%
26	Chorley South East And Heath Charnock	57	52	5	91.2%
27	Euxton	56	51	5	91.1%
28	Clayton-le-Woods West And Cuerden	79	72	7	91.1%
29	Heath Charnock And Rivington	101	87	14	86.1%
30	Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard	77	66	11	85.7%

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What the data tells us

A 14.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Out Of Area approves 100.0% of applications while Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard approves just 85.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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More Chorley planning data

Methodology: Covers 3,509 planning decisions in Chorley, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Chorley Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →