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17 Austin Drive Chorley PR7 3DF

Granted Chorley 26/00235/CLEUD Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for existing use for the conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation including internal alterations and replacing the garage door with a window.

As published by the council, reference 26/00235/CLEUD

Application record

Reference
26/00235/CLEUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use)
Status
Granted
Decision
Grant Cert of Lawfulness for Est Use
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Decided
6 May 2026
Ward
Chorley South East And Heath Charnock
Parish
Chorley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PR7 3DF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Chorley

  2. 6 May 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Cert of Lawfulness for Est Use

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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

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