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Out Of Area planning approval rate

Out Of Area ward in Chorley has a 100.0% approval rate based on 20 planning decisions. Chorley overall: 93.0%.

Last updated: September 2026

100.0%
ward approval rate
20
Decisions
20
Approved
0
Refused
93.0%
Chorley average

Out Of Area is 7.0 percentage points above the Chorley average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How Out Of Area compares

Out Of Area ward (20 decided)
100.0%
Chorley overall (3,171 decided)
93.0%
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Recent decisions in Out Of Area

No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.

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Other wards in Chorley

Chorley North East (93.3%) Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South (94.4%) Lostock (96.2%) Adlington And Anderton (92.5%) Chorley North West (94.0%) Eccleston And Mawdesley (92.2%) Coppull (91.2%) Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard (88.6%) Clayton-le-Woods And Whittle-le-Woods (92.1%) Chorley South East (91.9%) Chisnall (94.1%) Wheelton And Withnell (95.3%)
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