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26/00250/FULHH - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church House Farmhouse, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Bretherton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bretherton 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 3

Last sold for £775,000 in June 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 June 2024£775,000
16 November 2006£545,000
8 May 1998£191,000

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

Building

Floor area223 m² (2,400 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chorley
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
PR26 9AJ
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South
Parish
Bretherton
Case officer
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Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Permit Full Planning Permission
Decision date
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 96% of householder applications here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
165decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14784181
Planning Portal ref
PP-14784181
Comments by
7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
11 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.