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26/00224/MNMA - Minor Non-Material Amendments Refused

Proposal

Minor non-material amendment to planning permission ref: (Erection of six buildings comprising 12no light industrial business units (resubmission of )) (allowed by appeal ref: ) in order to alter the design and materials of the approved buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
9 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
9 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 4

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Adlington (Chorley) 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Minor Non-Material Amendments
Postcode
PR7 4ET
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Adlington And Anderton
Parish
Adlington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Apr 2026
Decision
Minor Non-Material Amendment Declined
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14751545
Planning Portal ref
PP-14751545
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Apr 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