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15 Washington Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6DE

25/01054/FULHHHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 18 December 2025

Council decision: Refuse Full Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of 8 street lights and creation of new site access and drop kerb (retrospective)

Received
2 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Euxton
Agent
Davenport Architecture Ltd
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.27 Nov
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 15 Washington Lane Euxton Chorley PR7 6DE. Chorley has handled 1,157 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Chorley's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,614 applications in total for the PR7 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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Why it was refused

  1. Due to their location, adjacent to the common boundaries with neighbouring residential properties, the lighting columns for which retrospective permission is sought, result in a detrimental impact on the outlook of these neighbouring properties. Furthermore, it has not been demonstrated given their close proximity to the common boundaries, that the lighting columns would not result in light overspill, detrimentally impacting on the amenity of neighbouring residents when in both their home and garden. The development is therefore contrary to Policies BNE1 and BNE6 of the Chorley Local plan 2012-2026.
  2. Due to their excessive height, location and commercial appearance, the lighting columns, for which retrospective permission is sought, are out of keeping with the residential nature of the site and prevailing character of the locality. This contrary to Policies BNE1 and BNE6 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026. 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 6DE
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Euxton

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2025
Consultation expiry
27 November 2025
Consultation end
27 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
27 November 2025
Target decision date
29 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Davenport Architecture Ltd
Agent address
Davenport Architecture Ltd 308 Chester Rd Hartford Northwich CW8 2AB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14455375
Documents
15
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Source: Chorley

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