Brinscall Post Office 50 - 54 School Lane Brinscall Chorley PR6 8QP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of 50 - 54 School Lane to a shop across the ground floor and 2no. residential apartments across the first floor Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Schedule 1 · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 16
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 5
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, 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
- PR6 8QP
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chorley North East
- Parish
- Withnell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Permit Full Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 20 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Schedule 1
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ANW Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chorley in the last twelve months, from validation. Chorley decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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