39 Cowling Brow Chorley PR6 0QE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of a 2 bedroom dwelling to a 5 bedroom HMO (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 11 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Chorley Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026.
Refused unanimously
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because they found no significant harm to character, neighbours or highway safety.
- Objectors raised concerns about parking, noise, amenity space, residential character and highway safety.
- The committee unanimously refused permission because of parking, amenity-space and neighbouring-amenity impacts.
Source: Plota analysis of Chorley's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 4
Site constraints 1
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £120,000 in April 2025. Terraced house, 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 0QE
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Chorley East
- Parish
- Chorley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Full Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- P4BA LTD
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 170 days from validation, 114 days slower than Chorley's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 33% 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-14567730
- Comments by
- 23 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 10 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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