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25/01241/PIP - Permission In Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in principle application for the erection of up to nine dwellinghouses Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
12 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
4 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ulnes Walton 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 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
PR7 6ES
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard
Parish
Eccleston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Permission in Principle Refused
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
MacMarshalls Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 235 days from validation, 176 days slower than Chorley's median of 59 for new homes. Refused, as 20% of new homes here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
81decided 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

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 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