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Withnell Fold Methodist Church Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8AZ

23/00591/OUTOutline PlanningWithdrawn
Outline / PiP

Withdrawn on 28 February 2024

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for the change of use from chapel to two residences (with all matters reserved)

Received
14 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Chorley North East
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 120 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Withnell Fold Methodist Church Withnell Fold Withnell Chorley PR6 8AZ. Chorley has handled 433 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 229 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Withnell Fold conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Chorley North East. We hold 742 applications in total for the PR6 postcode area.

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

Postcode
PR6 8AZ
Application type
Outline Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Withnell

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2023
Consultation expiry
21 November 2023
Consultation end
21 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
21 November 2023
Target decision date
26 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Peter E Gilkes & Company
Agent address
44 Market Street Chorley PR7 2SE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12314584
Documents
20
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Withnell Fold
  • Green belt: Chorley
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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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