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26/00489/FUL - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (approved plans) and 8 (materials) of planning permission ref: (Erection of six buildings comprising 12no light industrial business units (resubmission of )) (allowed on appeal - Appeal Ref: APP/) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:24

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Application progress

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Received

4 Jun 2026

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Validated

15 Jul 2026

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Approved

25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 36

Consultation & comments 26

Associated applications 4

Part of

FullRefused9 Sep 2021council archive
- FullRefused7 Dec 2021archive
  Conditions 2, 8 varied
  - VariationSection 73 application to vary conditions 2 (approved plans) and 8 (materials) (Erection…This application15 Jul 202626/00489/FUL
  - Show 1 more · 1 refused
    - AmendmentMinor non-material amendment (Erection of six buildings comprising 12no light industrial…Refused9 Mar 202626/00224/MNMA

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Adlington (Chorley) 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council: Chorley
Application type: Full Planning
Received: 4 Jun 2026
Validated: 15 Jul 2026
Ward: Adlington And Anderton
Parish: Adlington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Sept 2026
Decision: Permit Full Planning Permission
Decision date: 25 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: BPD Architecture

Public comments

11comments received

11 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

63 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14903232
Planning Portal ref: PP-14903232
Comments by: 5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 9 Sept 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