Lucas Green Farm Lucas Lane Whittle-le-woods Chorley PR6 7DA Data via plota.co.uk

25/00827/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 2no. detached dwellinghouses Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Sept 2025
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 8 Apr 2026; it is now day 234. The consultation period closed on 8 Apr 2026.

Documents 34

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Whittle-le-Woods built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Chorley
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
PR6 7DA
Received
4 Sept 2025
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Chorley North East
Parish
Whittle-le-Woods
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LMP Architects

Decision outlook

Day 234, past the statutory target. 69% of new homes in Chorley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Sept 2026.

Day 234178 days past the 56-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14302561
Comments by
8 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Mar 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