Track the business activity and commercial plans of Chorley Borough Council — identify tender and future spending opportunities before they reach the market, follow cabinet and committee decisions, and understand the council’s priorities, with intelligence extracted from 286 analysed meetings.
Meetings analysed286
Procurement opportunities380
Pressures tracked179
Estimated pipeline value£16.8bn–£37.0bn
Chorley Borough Council Procurement Intelligence | QuorumInsight
Active procurement topics
Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been IT & Digital (43 mentions, easing), Housing (28 mentions, easing), Professional Services (26 mentions, easing) and Construction & Building Works (20 mentions, easing).
Commercial signals extracted from recent Chorley Borough Council meetings — approvals, budget decisions and early procurement discussions, before a tender is published.
The committee approved a 39-unit affordable housing scheme on land west of Preston Road, Coppell, subject to conditions and a section 106 agreement. The scheme is described as 31 dwellings plus a block of maisonettes with eight units, and the agent said it would deliver 39 much-needed affordable homes. No exact contract value was given, but the development represents a major housing delivery commitment.
“Speaker 2: Thank you, chair. So the application seeks planning permission for 39 affordable units comprising of 31 dwellings and a block”
The committee refused permission for a children's care home at 40 Irish Drive after concerns about parking, increased activity, and harm to the character of the estate. Members relied on policies protecting residential amenity and the established family-housing nature of the site. This was not a procurement spend decision, but it may affect future commissioning of children's residential placements by limiting where such homes can be located.
“I've had a proposal and a second for refusal on the grounds that councelor Southern outlined. members have voted to refuse uh planning permission on the grounds that have been mentioned.”
A new statutory food waste collection service has been introduced and is now being embedded. Initial participation is around 35% to 50% across the borough, with 630.4 tonnes collected so far; the council plans to promote the service further after the bedding-in period, which will affect future communications, logistics and possibly contract performance.
“"On waste, our food waste collection service has started to be embedded. It was implemented from the April 13, and, reports will be coming back through cabinet, etcetera. But at the moment, I think it's 260 tons of food waste that have been successfully collected. Our garden wast…”
The committee confirmed a tree preservation order at 34 Long Lane, Heath Charnock without modification. Three representations were received in support and officers recommended formal confirmation after considering the relevant guidance. This protects the trees from removal or unauthorised works.
“This report is seeking, the confirmation of a tree preservation order at 34 Long Lane Heath Charnock. The order was made on the 03/02/2026. Following this, a period of consultation was carried out and three representations in support of the TPO were received and are summarized at…”
The committee refused a proposal to convert 3 Croft Road, Chorley, into a six-bedroom HMO. Members raised strong concerns over overdevelopment, the loss of a family home, lack of parking, and impact on residential amenity in an area already affected by multiple HMOs. Because the scheme was refused, the conversion works cannot proceed under this application.
“Members have voted in favor of the amendment to refuse application.”
Planning permission was granted for a fully affordable housing scheme at Moor Road, Croston. The scheme comprises 58 homes and is supported by a section 106 agreement, with the applicant saying Jigsaw Homes will be the registered provider. The report also notes infrastructure and public realm contributions, including bus service subsidy, public right of way improvements, highway safety works, bus stop improvements, open space, and play/pitch contributions.
“The proposals are therefore recommended for approval subject to the financial contributions in paragraph one of the report being secured in section one zero six agreement and the conditions listed at the end of the report. Thank you, chair.”
The committee considered several planning applications with recurring themes of affordable housing delivery, Green Belt/grey belt policy, flooding risk, parking pressure, and the loss of employment land. Members approved the Croston affordable housing scheme, the Clayton-le-Woods housing scheme, the leisure centre decarbonisation works, and the Eccleston children’s home, while refusing two HMO proposals in Adlington and Croft Road. A tree preservation order was also confirmed without modification.
The committee reviewed several governance and procurement-related items. Key procurement points were proposed simplifications to contract waiver approvals, clarification of contract procedure rule thresholds, and upcoming planning committee delegation changes driven by legislation. The meeting also covered audit progress, leisure company governance improvements, health and safety controls, treasury outturn, and annual standards reporting.
The meeting focused heavily on housing investment, including capital funding for temporary accommodation, rough sleeper pods, and Afghan resettlement homes, alongside wider discussions on biodiversity strategy, habitat-bank agreements, and a Croston neighbourhood plan. Members also noted strong annual performance, with spending and operational delivery highlighted across leisure, events, homelessness, housing, and environmental services. Several governance and appointment changes were agreed at the end of the meeting.
The cabinet focused on two public space protection order renewals/introductions covering West Moorland and the town centre, both aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour, fire risk and related enforcement through council, police and partner patrols, signage, consultation and fixed penalty notices. Members also discussed practical enforcement issues, including CCTV, reporting routes, response times, youth engagement, and whether the town centre order should extend to Steel Lane. A refreshed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2025-2028 was then approved, with a live action plan, monitoring arrangements and an emphasis on supporting diverse communities and businesses, including follow-up on a shopkeeper facing language and support barriers.
The committee considered a major brownfield housing scheme at Northeast Avenue/Railway Road, a children's care home proposal at 40 Irish Drive, and an appeals update. The housing scheme raised issues of employment land loss, affordable housing, vacant building credit, highways, flood risk, biodiversity, and section 106 contributions, and was ultimately approved. The care home proposal was refused after concerns about parking, residential amenity, and precedent. Members also discussed appeal outcomes and concerns about the council's approach to defending future appeals.
The committee primarily discussed Chorley Leisure Ltd’s performance, refurbishment and decarbonisation plans, staffing and service development, alongside wider scrutiny updates on health and adult social care, suicide prevention, and the committee’s work programme. Several items indicate ongoing or emerging procurement needs, including leisure services and supplies reviews, future holiday camps and fitness/apprenticeship provision, and potential future reviews into NEETs, women's safety, unadopted roads, and discretionary funding for community organisations.