Withnell Fold Methodist Church Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8AZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of church to 1no. self-build dwelling and external elevational alterations/remodelling of existing building, erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extensions and outbuildings), erection of detached garage (following demolition of existing garage) and access alterations involving creation of new vehicle access driveway and associated landscaping including construction of stepped terrace, jetty and pond Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 35
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 14
Site constraints 7
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, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £355,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Chorley
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- PR6 8AZ
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chorley North East
- Parish
- Withnell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Permit Full Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RPS Design Group Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 42 days slower than Chorley's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14677727
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14677727
- Comments by
- 28 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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