Little Knowley Farm Heapey Road Chorley PR6 9BQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/00634/FULMAJ - Major Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 146 no. dwellings with associated access, landscaping and other works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 22 Oct 2026, 08:48

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Application progress

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Received

7 Jul 2025

✓

Validated

22 Jul 2025

Decision

Target date was 21 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Oct 2026; it is now day 463.

The consultation period closed on 16 Oct 2026.

Going to planning committee

Wednesday 28 October, 6.30pm

Planning Committee

Council Chamber, Town Hall, Chorley

Item 3a on the agenda

Officers recommend approval

The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.

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Source: Chorley's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.

Documents 479

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF UFM3_DECISION_-_SCREEN_OPINION_NOT_REQD Planning File · 7 Jul 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 51

Plans & drawings 49

Application forms 1

PDF GCN DLL ENQUIRY FORM Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 357

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX

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 ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 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: Major Full Planning
Postcode: PR6 9BQ
Received: 7 Jul 2025
Validated: 22 Jul 2025
Ward: Chorley North And Astley
Parish: Chorley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Oct 2025
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 463, past the statutory target. 70% of new homes in Chorley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 22 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 463372 days past the 91-day target

45%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

97decided in the last year

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

Public comments

106comments received

103 objecting2 neutral1 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

300 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14056079
Planning Portal ref: PP-14056079
Comments by: 16 Oct 2026
Committee: 28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 21 Oct 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Withdrawn

Outline application for the erection of up to 200 dwellings (including 35% affordable hou…

22/00538/OUTMAJ 14 Feb 2024

2022 Withdrawn

Outline application for the erection of up to 200 dwellings (including 35% affordable hou…

22/00538/OUTMAJ 14 Feb 2024

2020 Approved

Notification of intention to install telecommunications equipment including 3no. antennas…

20/00977/NOT 22 Sep 2020

2020 Approved

Notification of intention to install telecommunications equipment including 3no. antennas…

20/00977/NOT 22 Sep 2020

2016 Approved

Notice of intention to install telecommunications equipment comprising a 300mm dish at a…

16/00882/NOT 7 Oct 2016

2016 Approved

Notice of intention to install telecommunications equipment comprising a 300mm dish at a…

16/00882/NOT 7 Oct 2016

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

93 Heapey Road Chorley PR6 9BQ

Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.95m in depth, with ea…

18/01079/PDE 18 Dec 2018

2018 Approved

93 Heapey Road Chorley PR6 9BQ

Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.95m in depth, with ea…

18/01079/PDE 18 Dec 2018

Chorley

Planning Authority Score

7.5/10

Good

#42 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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