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Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

Granted Chorley 20/00175/FULMAJ Major Full Planning

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) to wedding venue (sui generis) and ancillary use of outbuildings (buildings 1-16), including the flexible use of outbuildings within class E (E(a), E(b), E(c)(i), E(c)(ii) and E(g)(i). Reinstatement of building 5 and the temporary siting of portable toilets and catering facilities to rear of Great Barn.

As published by the council, reference 20/00175/FULMAJ

Application record

Reference
20/00175/FULMAJ
Type
Major Full Planning
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Permit Full Planning Permission
Received
20 Feb 2020
Validated
9 Mar 2020
Decided
14 Jan 2022
Ward
Clayton East, Brindle And Hoghton
Parish
Hoghton
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
PR5 0SH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chorley register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/01216/DIS Granted

    Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

    Application to discharge conditions nos. 5 (Natural England licence), 6 (bat mitigation), 7 (archaeology), 13 (materials) and 14 (mortar) of planning permission ref: 20/00175/FULMAJ (Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) to wedding venue (sui generis) and ancillary use of outbuildings (buildings 1-16), including the flexible use of outbuildings within class E (E(a), E(b), E(c)(i), E(c)(ii) and E(g)(i). Reinstatement of building 5 and the temporary siting of portable toilets and catering facilities to rear of Great Barn)

    Decided 24 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 22/01208/DIS Granted

    Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

    Application to discharge conditions nos. 5 (archaeology), 7 (materials) and 8 (mortar details) of listed building consent ref: 20/00176/LBC (Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) and ancillary buildings (buildings 5-8), including associated repair and restoration works and reinstatement of building 5)

    Decided 24 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 20/00176/LBC Granted

    Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

    Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) and ancillary buildings (buildings 5-8), including associated repair and restoration works and reinstatement of building 5.

    Decided 14 Jan 2022 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2020

    Received by Chorley

  2. 9 Mar 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Jan 2022

    Decision issued: Permit Full Planning Permission

  4. 3 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Steven Abbott Associates LLP Agent, registered in Preston

Liquidation · incorporated 2009 · Preston

122 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 78% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

36 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION - FULL PLANNING PERMISSION Decision · 14 Jan 2022
  • COMMITTEE NOTIFICATION TO AGENT / APPL Correspondence · 29 Sep 2021
  • PROPOSED ELEVS BUILDINGS 5-8 Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • PROPOSED REPAIRS TO BUILDING 5-8 AND GREAT BARN (BUILDING 17) Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • EXISTING ELEVS BUILDINGS 5-8 Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • LIST OF ADDITIONAL INFO PROVIDED 26.10.2020 Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • PROPOSED DOOR Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • PROPOSED ROOF DETAILS BUILDING 5-8 Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • SPECIFICATION OF MATERIALS Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • PROPOSED SECTIONS BUILDINGS 5-8 Amended Plans · 26 Oct 2020
  • HOGHTON PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 11 Jun 2020
  • LCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Response · 26 May 2020
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Response · 19 May 2020
  • SITE NOTICE - PLANNING APPLICATIONS Correspondence · 19 May 2020
  • LCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 05 May 2020
  • NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2020
  • ECOLOGICAL SURVEY AND REPORT Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 09 Mar 2020
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS BUILDINGS 1-17 Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 20 Feb 2020
  • EXISTING ELEVS GREAT BARN (BUILDING 17) Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 20 Feb 2020
  • EXISTING PLANS BUILDINGS 9-16 Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 20 Feb 2020
  • PROPOSED ELEVS GREAT BARN (BUILDING 17) Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 20 Feb 2020
  • PROPOSED LIGHTING LAYOUT Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 20 Feb 2020
  • CONSERVATION STATEMENT Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020
  • LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 20 Feb 2020
  • FLOORSPACE FIGURES GREAT BARN Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020
  • SCHEDULE OF ESSENTIAL REPAIRS Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020
  • TIMBER INSPECTION GREAT BARN Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020
  • GREAT BARN STRUCTURAL REPORT Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 20 Feb 2020

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What this grant of permission means

Chorley granted permission on 14 January 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

    22/01216/DIS Submitted 24 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Application to discharge conditions nos. 5 (Natural England licence), 6 (bat mitigation), 7 (archaeology), 13 (materials) and 14 (mortar) of planning permission ref: 20/00175/FULMAJ (Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) to wedding venue (sui generis) and ancillary use of outbuildings (buildings 1-16), including the flexible use of outbuildings within class E (E(a), E(b), E(c)(i), E(c)(ii) and E(g)(i). Reinstatement of building 5 and the temporary siting of portable toilets and catering facilities to rear of Great Barn)

    Granted Conditions 24 docs

  • Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

    22/01208/DIS Submitted 22 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Application to discharge conditions nos. 5 (archaeology), 7 (materials) and 8 (mortar details) of listed building consent ref: 20/00176/LBC (Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) and ancillary buildings (buildings 5-8), including associated repair and restoration works and reinstatement of building 5)

    Granted Conditions 14 docs

  • Great Barn Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Chorley PR5 0SH

    20/00176/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Conversion of Great Barn (building 17) and ancillary buildings (buildings 5-8), including associated repair and restoration works and reinstatement of building 5.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 33 docs

  • Hoghton Tower Blackburn Old Road Hoghton Preston PR5 0SH

    22/01246/LBC Submitted 1 Dec 2022 250 yards away

    Application for listed building consent for the installation of new heating system and associated minor alterations

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

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    24/00955/LBC Submitted 10 Nov 2024 300 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the diversion of the toilet line (to involve core drilling through the back wall of the ladies toilets and installing new underground pipework running to a new inspection chamber.)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

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