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Botany Bay Canal Mill Botany Bay Chorley PR6 9AF

24/00597/FULMAJMajor Full PlanningApproved
Full

Approved on 6 December 2024

Council decision: Permit Full Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)29 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Section 73 application to vary conditions 3 (approved drawings), 7 (boundary details), 10 (Biodiversity Net Gain), 11 (landscaping details), 23 (eastern boundary treatment and landscaping), 33 (CCTV drainage inspection) and 39 (phasing engineering details) attached to planning permission 21/00439/FULMAJ (Hybrid planning application seeking detailed and outline planning permission for the development of Botany Bay Business Park comprising development of Blocks A to J (37,661 sqm GIA) as follows: detailed planning permission is sought for Blocks C to J (36,996 sqm GIA) for Use Classes E (light industry only), B2 and B8; retention and improvements to existing vehicular access into site off A674; retention of closed access into site from the south (for emergency vehicle access only); new main and secondary circulation roads; servicing and circulation yards and HGV parking; car parking; pedestrian routes; landscaping and public realm; provision and upgrading of ancillary services and infrastructure and diversion of PROW FP26; and outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for means of access) for Block A (181 sqm) for Use Class E (food and drink)/sui generis (hot food takeaway) and Block B (484 sqm) for Use Class E and related access, car parking, circulation and landscaping) in relation to the repositioning of the internal road.

Received
12 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Chorley North And Astley
Agent
Plan Red Ltd
  1. Received12 Jul
  2. Validated12 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target11 Oct
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 147 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Botany Bay Canal Mill Botany Bay Chorley PR6 9AF. Chorley has handled 1,157 applications of this type. This one was decided in 147 days, 13 weeks longer than Chorley's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Chorley North And Astley. We hold 746 applications in total for the PR6 postcode area.

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

Postcode
PR6 9AF
Application type
Major Full Planning
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Chorley

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 July 2024
Consultation expiry
6 August 2024
Consultation end
6 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
6 August 2024
Target decision date
11 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Plan Red Ltd
Architect profile
PLAN RED LTD
Agent address
Floor 11 3 Piccadilly Place Manchester M1 3BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13240924
Documents
51
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    19 Mar

    Application to discharge conditions 18 (as built drainage details) and 20 (drainage operation and maintenance…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00271/DIS
  2. 2024
    12 Jul

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 3 (approved drawings), 7 (boundary details), 10 (Biodiversity Net…

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/00597/FULMAJ
  3. 2024
    11 Jul

    Application to discharge condition 44 (Access Arrangement to Block A) attached to planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside24/00592/DIS

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