Lancashire County Council Chorley Central Library Union Street Chorley PR7 1EB Data via plota.co.uk
26/00331/CTY - County Matters
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Proposal
Consultation from Lancashire County Council on application ref: LCC/2026/0009 (Replacement of Library roof and the creation of a new access to the public car park and a new staff-only car park) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 Apr 2026
Approved on 28 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 7
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16058-LCC-V1-ZZ-L-A-26_001-S4-P02-WINDOWS SCHEDULE
Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 13 Apr 2026
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16058-LCC-V1-ZZ-D-A-11_003-S4-P04-GA ELEVATIONS - PROPOSED.
Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 13 Apr 2026
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16058-LCC-V1-ZZ-D-A-11_002-S4-P04-GA ELEVATIONS - DEMOLITION
Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 13 Apr 2026
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16058-LCC-V1-ZZ-D-A-11_001-S4-P03-GA ELEVATIONS - EXISTING
Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 13 Apr 2026
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16058-LCC-V1-ZZ-D-A-10_009-S4-P03-GA LOWER GROUND CEILING PLAN - EXISTING AND PR
Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 13 Apr 2026
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16058-LCC-V1-0G-D-A-05_003-S4-P04-SITE PLAN - PROPOSED.
Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 13 Apr 2026
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16058-LCC-V1-0G-D-A-05_001-S4-P05-LOCATION PLAN
Site Location Plan · 13 Apr 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Chorley
- Application type
- County Matters
- Postcode
- PR7 1EB
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chorley North West
- Parish
- Chorley
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- No objection to LCC Reg 3/4 Application
- Decision date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Lancashire County Council
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
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Chorley
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#53 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Chorley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #57 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
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Chorley decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #57 of 292
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 292
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #57 of 292
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #96 of 292
96%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
12 decided
570
Total decisions
40 refused in 2025
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