64 Towngate Eccleston Chorley PR7 5QR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a childrens home accommodating up to 2 young people (aged under 18), with 24-hour care provided by 2 non-resident care staff and a day manager operating on a shift basis (Use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 8
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Chorley
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- PR7 5QR
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard
- Parish
- Eccleston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Full Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Abbott Hull Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Chorley's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 39% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chorley in the last twelve months, from validation. Chorley decision record →
Public comments
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 23 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 4 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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