Designs For City Spaces Ltd Unit 1 Station Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00701/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Siting of a portable building for approximately 2no. years within the existing commercial site to provide ancillary office accommodation for the existing business. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt 17 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Inside the Hoghton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Planning
Postcode
PR5 0SR
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Clayton East, Brindle And Hoghton
Parish
Hoghton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 84% of commercial premises in Chorley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
47decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15143430
Planning Portal ref
PP-15143430
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 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