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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
Granted As published: 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

  • DECISION - CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL USE Decision · 06 May 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • CIL OFFICERS Consultee Response · 13 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 11 Mar 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN Site Location Plan · 11 Mar 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 11 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING ORIGNAL FLOOR PLAN Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 11 Mar 2026
  • BUILDING REGULATIONS FINAL CERTIFICATE OF WORK Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 11 Mar 2026
  • BUILDERS PLAN OF WORK 11 JANUARY 2014 Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 11 Mar 2026
  • LEASEHOLDER PERMISSION 20 MARCH 2014 Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 11 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Chorley granted permission on 6 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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