Land Adjacent The Forge Westhoughton Road Adlington Data via plota.co.uk

26/00783/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Siting of 50no. steel storage containers for self-storage use and associated access alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:24

Application progress

✓

Received

3 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

17 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Chorley's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 22

Consultation & comments 11

Site constraints 5

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Adlington (Chorley) built-up area; Green belt 64 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; 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, 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: Full Planning
Received: 3 Sept 2026
Validated: 17 Sept 2026
Ward: Adlington And Anderton
Parish: Adlington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Nov 2026
Agent: MWT Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Chorley usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

prediction

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target

71%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

47decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15199384
Planning Portal ref: PP-15199384
Comments by: 8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Nov 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

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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