The George 3 St Thomas Road Chorley PR7 1HP Data via plota.co.uk

25/00553/FUL - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from Public House into 2no. commercial units at ground floor and a total of 4no. residential apartments across the first and second floors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2025
✓
Validated
18 Jun 2025
Decision
Target date was 13 Aug 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 497.

The consultation period closed on 17 Jul 2025.

Documents 23

Statements & assessments 4

PDF CEMP & HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CEMP & HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF THE GEORGE - PLANNING STATEMENT. Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 18 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD-MAP-PLANNING-2023-11-07T11_45_57.454Z Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF REVISED - 23-087-1 OS LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 18 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN Site Location Plan · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF 23-087-1 OS LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF 23-087-2 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF 23-087-2 EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF 23-087-3 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF 23-087-3 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF LCC HIGHWAY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 7 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE - PLANNING APPLICATIONS Correspondence · 26 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Correspondence · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 12 Jun 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The George
List entry 1362170 · 4 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II)
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.
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Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 144 m away: Astley Hall; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 77 m away: St Laurence's, Chorley; Inside the Chorley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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.

Building

Floor area591 m² (6,361 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 165)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Chorley
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
PR7 1HP
Received
12 Jun 2025
Validated
18 Jun 2025
Ward
Chorley North West
Parish
Chorley
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2025
Applicant
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Agent
Jason Linnane & Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 497, past the statutory target. 64% of full applications 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 26 Oct 2026.

Day 497441 days past the 56-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14091416
Planning Portal ref
PP-14091416
Comments by
17 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Chorley
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#42 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.