27 Knowles Wood Drive Chorley PR7 2FE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00343/CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use) Approved

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of part of existing attached double garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Chorley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £250,000 in July 2009. Detached house, leasehold.

17 July 2009£250,000
23 September 2005£237,650New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chorley
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
Postcode
PR7 2FE
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Chorley South West
Parish
Chorley
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Certificate of Lawfulness
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Partek Design Services
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
220decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Chorley in the last twelve months, from validation. Chorley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14841194
Comments by
18 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chorley
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#42 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chorley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #49 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chorley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #51 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #73 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #49 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #100 of 296
95%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
11 decided
553
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.