Golden Acres Ltd Plocks Farm Liverpool Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00038/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Erection of portal frame building to accommodate essential site infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Validated
19 Jan 2026
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Approved
21 Apr 2026

Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 22

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Associated applications 2

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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Tarleton and Hesketh Bank 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
Full Planning
Postcode
PR26 9AX
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Croston, Mawdesley And Euxton South
Parish
Bretherton
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Mar 2026
Decision
Permit Full Planning Permission
Decision date
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BCA Landscape

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 64 days slower than Chorley's median of 28 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 100% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14617494
Planning Portal ref
PP-14617494
Comments by
11 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Mar 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