Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Chorley
Chorley approved 78.7% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 300 decisions analysed.
Last updated: October 2026
78.7%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
300
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
236
Approved
64
Refused
92.9%
Chorley overall
How certificate of lawfulness applications compare in Chorley
Certificate of Lawfulness
78.7%
Chorley all types
92.9%
What gets approved near your property?
In Chorley, 1 in 14 applications are refused. The PlanningLens property report runs to 17 pages on your address:
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Other application types in Chorley
Full
93.5%
Other
91.6%
Trees
91.4%
Certificate of Lawfulness
78.7%
Prior Approval
94.8%
Listed Building
92.5%
Advertisement
95.6%
Change of Use
91.4%