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238 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5DE

Refused Chorley 25/00985/FUL Full Planning

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

Proposal

Change of Use from Dwelling (Use Class C3) to 4 bed HMO (Use Classs C3)

As published by the council, reference 25/00985/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00985/FUL
Type
Full Planning
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Full Planning Permission
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
Coppull
Parish
Coppull
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
PR7 5DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by Chorley

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Full Planning Permission

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Manchester

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Documents

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

32 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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