Planning decisions in Chorley
As of 9 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Chorley approved 93% of 1,810 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 95% approved (423 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 94% approved (282 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 95% approved (274 decided, ~56 days)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (147 decided, ~62 days)
- Tree work : 88% approved (141 decided, ~58 days)
- Side extension : 93% approved (113 decided, ~56 days)
- Change of use : 79% approved (78 decided, ~59 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 88% approved (68 decided, ~59 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 95% approved (64 decided, ~56 days)
- Porch : 94% approved (63 decided, ~56 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 92% approved (59 decided, ~55 days)
- Loft conversion : 88% approved (50 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 98% approved (48 decided, ~56 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Chorley, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.