67 Doctors Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5QZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00689/CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use) Approved

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a single-storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Eccleston built-up area; Green belt 72 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £62,300 in October 1995. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 October 1995£62,300

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
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
Postcode
PR7 5QZ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard
Parish
Eccleston
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Certificate of Lawfulness
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Fox Design Lancashire

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Chorley's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
228decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.