Vale House Farm Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00888/AGR - Agricultural (Prior Notification) Awaiting decision
Agricultural

Proposal

Agricultural determination for the erection of a three sided barn for agricultural machinery storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Nov 2026, from Chorley's recent agricultural works.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Correspondence · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX B - AGRICULTURAL PRO-FORMA Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Vale House Farmhouse
List entry 1072498 · 1 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Public footpath 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Registered park or garden 246 m away: Hoghton Tower; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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
Agricultural (Prior Notification)
Postcode
PR5 0SE
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Clayton East, Brindle And Hoghton
Parish
Hoghton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Chorley usually decides agricultural works by day 27.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15236865
Planning Portal ref
PP-15236865
Statutory expiry
1 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Replacement of existing cess pit with treatment plant and connecting pipework
19/00174/FULHH
2019 Approved
Replacement of existing cess pit with treatment plant and connecting pipework
19/00174/FULHH
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Replacement detached garage
24/00712/FUL
2024 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Replacement detached garage
24/00712/FUL
2023 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Replacement of 5no. existing sheds/kennels with 1no. new building/kennel (retrospective)
23/00283/FUL
2023 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Replacement of 5no. existing sheds/kennels with 1no. new building/kennel (retrospective)
23/00283/FULHH
2023 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Replacement of 5no. existing sheds/kennels with 1no. new building/kennel (retrospective)
23/00283/FULHH
2019 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Demolition of existing kitchen, utility and conservatory, construction of new single stor…
19/00945/FULHH
2019 Approved
Hill End Cottage 12 Viaduct Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SE
Demolition of existing kitchen, utility and conservatory, construction of new single stor…
19/00945/FULHH
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings