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Land South Of Mercer Court And East Of Westhoughton Road Adlington

Refused Chorley 20/01053/FULMAJ Major Full Planning

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of seven buildings comprising light industrial business units

As published by the council, reference 20/01053/FULMAJ

Application record

Reference
20/01053/FULMAJ
Type
Major Full Planning
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Full Planning Permission
Received
5 Oct 2020
Validated
12 Oct 2020
Decided
9 Sep 2021
Ward
Adlington And Anderton
Parish
Adlington
Decision by
Committee Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Oct 2020

    Received by Chorley

  2. 12 Oct 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse Full Planning Permission

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Leigh

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Documents

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

58 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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