Dickinsons Furniture 137 - 143 Market Street Chorley PR7 2ST Data via plota.co.uk

26/00334/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of numbers 137 to 143 Market Street across the first and second floors to nine apartments (Use Class C3), and the subdivision of the ground floor to facilitate the provision of three retails units (Use Class E(a)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
5 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Sept 2026; it is now day 152. The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Chorley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 1

Last sold for £400,000 in January 2026. Other property, freehold.

15 January 2026£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Full Planning
Postcode
PR7 2ST
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Chorley North West
Parish
Chorley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
PLANEST LTD

Decision outlook

Day 152, past the statutory target. 72% of changes of use in Chorley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Sept 2026.

Day 15296 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
15%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14850305
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Chorley
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#42 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.