Planning application
International Fire Training Centre Washington Hall West Way Euxton Chorley PR7 6HJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application for the redevelopment of the site to provide the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Leadership and Development Centre, including provision of Headquarters Building and other ancillary buildings, structures and a modified road layout, with details of landscaping, access and scale, with layout and appearance left as reserved matters
As published by the council, reference 25/00357/OUTMAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00357/OUTMAJ
- Type
- Major Outline Planning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Euxton
- Parish
- Euxton
- Postcode
- PR7 6HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chorley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00277/DEMCON Granted
International Fire Training Centre Washington Hall West Way Euxton Chorley PR7 6HJ
Application for prior determination for the proposed demolition of a block of pre-fabricated units
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Apr 2025
Received by Chorley
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24 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 July 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Chorley took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Equilibrium Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Bury
Active · incorporated 2005 · Bury
87 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 97% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
72 documents on file for this application
- BIODIVERSITY
- BNG PHASE 1 SHEET
- BNG PHASE 1 METRIC
- BNG METRIC CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
- BNG METRIC FOR THE WHOLE SITE
- TREE DATA
- OVERALL BNG GAIN PLAN FORM
- PEA AND DRAFT BNG REPORT
- UPDATED PEA
- BNG RESPONSE
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- TREE OFFICER
- THE COAL AUTHORITY
- ARB SURVEY
- INITED UTILITIES
- HIGHWAY COMMENTS.PDF
- COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSE
- ECOLOGY RESPONSE
- LLFA RESPONSE.
- SITE NOTICE - PLANNING APPLICATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - INITIAL CONSULTATION
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- C0619-00 - SLP
- C0619-01 - REV N - PROPOSED MASTERPLAN
- C0619-02 - REV C - PROPOSED 3D VIEW OF MASTERPLAN
- C0619-03 EXISTING LAYOUT
- 24E101 TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY-1-4
- 24E101 TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY-5-8
- PEA INC UK HAB FINAL MARCH 25
- THE_STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CALCULATION_TOOL
- FRA AND SUDS
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN MAR25
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY FEB25
- PHASE 1 AND COAL MINING RISK-1-57
- PHASE 1 AND COAL MINING RISK-58-87
- PHASE 1 AND COAL MINING RISK-88-120
- PHASE 1 AND COAL MINING RISK-121-305
- WASHINGTON HALL GROUND INVESTIGATION TENDER SPECIFICATION
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT_18.02.25
- TRAVEL PLAN_18.02.25
- TREE_REPORT_LFRS_TRAINING_CENTRE_19.02.25
- DA STATEMENT-LDC
- GREEN BELT POLICY ASSESSMENT V2
- BNG METRIC
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Chorley for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Chorley decided outline applications in a median of 150 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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