All Seasons Leisure Centre Water Street Chorley PR7 1EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00404/CB3 - Chorley Regulation 3 Approved

Proposal

Installation of external air source heat pumps and air handling units and erection of associated boundary treatments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Validated
12 May 2026
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Committee
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Chorley Planning Committee on 4 Aug 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal would not significantly harm the area, neighbours or highway safety.
  • The environmental health officer raised concerns about missing noise information and possible cumulative noise effects.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission subject to the officers’ conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public speakers, committee vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Chorley's committee minutes of 4 Aug 2026.

Documents 25

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chorley built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Chorley
Application type
Chorley Regulation 3
Postcode
PR7 1EX
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Chorley North And Astley
Parish
Chorley
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Permit Full Planning Permission
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
ABW Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 29 days slower than Chorley's median of 56 for extensions. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Committee
4 Aug 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