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Chisnall House Farm Croston Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HJ

25/00852/OUTOutline PlanningRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 14 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse Outline Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Outline application for the erection of up to 5no. dwellings, following demolition of existing buildings, with all matters reserved.

Received
13 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard
Agent
MacMarshalls Ltd
  1. Received13 Sep
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.11 Dec
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Chisnall House Farm Croston Lane Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5HJ. Chorley has handled 433 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 10 weeks longer than Chorley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard. We hold 1,614 applications in total for the PR7 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would be located within the Green Belt as defined by the Chorley Local Plan 2012 - 2026. The proposed development is not considered to meet with any of the exceptions to inappropriate development set out at paragraph 154 and would not meet with the terms of paragraph 155 of the National Planning Policy Framework as there is not a demonstrable unmet need for the type of development proposed. The proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and therefore harmful by definition. It is not considered that there are very special circumstances to overcome the definitional harm to the Green Belt. The proposal is therefore contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework. Please Note: The proposal would not improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area nor does it comply with the development plan and therefore does not comprise sustainable development. There were no amendments to the scheme, or conditions which could reasonably have been imposed, which could have made the development acceptable and it was therefore not possible to approve the application. The Local Planning Authority has therefore implemented the requirement of Paragraph 39 of the NPPF. This decision has been made having regard to the policies of the Development Plan which comprises the Adopted Central Lancashire Core Strategy (2012) and the Adopted Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026 and all other relevant planning policy and guidance including National Policy (the Framework), supplementary planning guidance and supplementary planning documents and Corporate documents of the Council. Chief Planning Officer, Chorley Council Please read the notes attached to this notice carefully. They will help you to understand this decision, your rights and other things you may have to do. Further information is available at chorley.gov.uk/planning.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PR7 5HJ
Application type
Outline Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Charnock Richard

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Consultation expiry
11 December 2025
Consultation end
11 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 December 2025
Target decision date
14 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
MacMarshalls Ltd
Agent address
Hamill House 112-116 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4DH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6007888
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 July 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused
Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14174173
Documents
39
Constraints
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, conservation areas, 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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