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Babylon Lane Heath Charnock

23/00510/OUTMAJMajor Outline PlanningRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 10 May 2024

Council decision: Appeal dismissedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for the proposed development of 40 dwellings, with associated new access, replacement of brass band building and associated parking, with landscaping reserved

Received
16 June 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
204
Ward
Chorley South East And Heath Charnock
Agent
PWA Planning
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.11 Jul
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided10 May

Decided in 329 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Babylon Lane Heath Charnock. Chorley has handled 433 applications of this type. This one was decided in 329 days, 39 weeks longer than Chorley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Chorley South East And Heath Charnock.

77% of outline 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 Outline Planning
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
40
Parish
Heath Charnock

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2023
Consultation expiry
11 July 2023
Consultation end
11 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end
11 July 2023
Target decision date
15 September 2023
Committee meeting
14 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
PWA Planning
Agent address
2 Lockside Office Park Lockside Road Preston PR2 2YS

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
23/00025/8WEEK

Appeal history

3329702
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 10 May 2024Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Failure

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12225533
Documents
102
Constraints
42

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: ChorleyPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Chorley

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