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Land West Of 77 Doctors Lane Eccleston

14/01157/FULMAJMajor Full PlanningRefused
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Refused on 10 September 2015

Council decision: Appeal dismissedPlanning committee

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Proposal

The erection of 18 affordable homes with associated parking, landscaping and access.

Received
31 October 2014
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
41
Ward
Eccleston And Mawdesley
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated13 Nov
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target12 Feb
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 301 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land West Of 77 Doctors Lane Eccleston. Chorley has handled 1,157 applications of this type. This one was decided in 314 days, 37 weeks longer than Chorley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

97% of full applications at Chorley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Major Full Planning
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
18
Parish
Eccleston

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 November 2014
Consultation expiry
4 March 2015
Consultation end
18 February 2015
Neighbour consultation end
4 March 2015
Target decision date
12 February 2015
Committee meeting
10 March 2015
Permission expires
10 September 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Lowry House 17 Marble Street Manchester M2 3AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03753042
Documents
141
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: Chorley

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: Chorley

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