Cripplegate Farm Cripple Gate Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RR

1. 1 May 2024

   Received by Chorley

2. 29 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawfulness

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• The Hollins Roach Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RB

  07/2024/00676/FUL Submitted 6 Sep 2024 147m away

  Temporary placing of a static caravan within the enclosed site (private paddock) to the north east of the Hollins Barn for use as a residential dwelling before and during the demolition of existing barn

  Granted Full applications Demolition 12 docs
  Domestic

• The Hollins Roach Road Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RB

  07/2026/00516/LBC Submitted 9 Jul 2026 272m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

  Listed building consent for repairs to plaster at first floor with associated skirting board amendments

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• Braemar Cripple Gate Lane Hoghton Preston PR5 0RR

  21/00342/FULHH Submitted 19 Mar 2021 417m away

  Erection of detached garage/car port (following demolition of existing garage)

  Granted Householder Demolition 14 docs
  Domestic

• Beeston Manor Country Hotel Quaker Brook Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RA

  07/2022/00923/DIS Submitted 11 Nov 2022 498m away

  Discharge of conditions 1 - 4 of Listed Building Consent 07/2022/00058/LBC

  Decided Conditions 7 docs

• Beeston Manor Country Hotel Quaker Brook Lane Samlesbury Preston Lancashire PR5 0RA

  07/2022/00924/DIS Submitted 11 Nov 2022 498m away

  Discharge of conditions 1 - 4 of planning approval 07/2022/00057/FUL

  Decided Conditions 7 docs

• 26/00049/CLEUD Granted

  20 Pear Tree Road Clayton-le-woods Chorley PR6 7JP

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for new windows and doors inserted into an existing property

  19 Jan 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00692/CLEUD Awaiting decision

  23 Russell Square Chorley PR6 0AS

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the property to provide supported accommodation for adults experiencing homelessness, substance misuse and mental health difficulties.

  5 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00479/CLPUD Granted

  Green Lane Farm North Road Bretherton Leyland PR26 9AY

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed two storey rear extension and a detached outbuilding

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00602/CLEUD Awaiting decision

  11 New Road Coppull Chorley PR7 4NP

  Certificate of Lawful Use for the existing occupation of the property by two people living as a single household, but requiring 24 hour support to live in the property, for a period exceeding 10 years

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00402/CLPUD Granted

  76 The Hawthorns Eccleston Chorley PR7 5QW

  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.

  8 May 2026 Lawful development