Chorley East planning approval rate
Chorley East ward in Chorley has a 92.0% approval rate based on 112 planning decisions. Chorley overall: 93.2%.
Last updated: August 2026
92.0%
ward approval rate
112
Decisions
103
Approved
9
Refused
93.2%
Chorley average
Chorley East is broadly in line with the Chorley average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Chorley East compares
Chorley East ward
92.0%
Chorley overall
93.2%
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Recent decisions in Chorley East
Change of Use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a 6 bed HMO (C4) · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Erection of 2.4m high, 656 weld mesh fencing following the removal of the existi · Tue 07 Jul 2026
Change of use of former dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to 5 bed House in Multiple · Thu 25 Jun 2026
Detached building to form garage and residential annex. · Thu 11 Jun 2026
Change of use of a 2 bedroom dwelling to a 5 bedroom HMO (retrospective) · Thu 11 Jun 2026
What gets approved near your property?
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Other wards in Chorley
Chorley North East (93.2%)
Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South (94.3%)
Lostock (96.2%)
Adlington And Anderton (92.5%)
Chorley North West (94.4%)
Eccleston And Mawdesley (92.2%)
Coppull (91.2%)
Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard (89.0%)
Clayton-le-Woods And Whittle-le-Woods (92.1%)
Chorley South East (91.9%)
Chisnall (94.1%)
Wheelton And Withnell (95.3%)