Land At Sarscow Farm, To The West Of Sarcow Lane Eccleston Chorley PR26 8LS
Refused on 2 February 2026
Council decision: Permission in Principle RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Permission in Principle application for the erection of one dwelling
- Received
- 18 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Chorley Borough Council
- Ward
- Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard
- Agent
- MacMarshalls Ltd
- ReceivedReceived18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation9 Dec
- TargetTarget Date24 Dec
- DecidedDecided2 Feb
Decided in 75 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at Land At Sarscow Farm, To The West Of Sarcow Lane Eccleston Chorley PR26 8LS. Chorley has handled 433 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Chorley's typical decision time. 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 363 applications in total for the PR26 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
- The proposed development would be located within the Green Belt as defined by the Chorley Local Plan 2012 to 2026 and it is not considered that it would meet with any of the exceptions to inappropriate development set out at paragraph 154 or 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
- PR26 8LS
- Application type
- Permission In Principle
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Eccleston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 10 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 9 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- MacMarshalls Ltd
- Agent address
- Hamill House 112-116 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4DH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 35 days
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 26/00015/NONDET
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: Chorley
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.
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