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Unit L Low Mill Town Lane Whittle-le-woods PR6 7DJ

Refused Chorley 26/00345/CLPUD Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)

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

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawful development for the proposed siting of two portacabins (stacked) on the site to provide ancillary office accommodation in association with the existing use

As published by the council, reference 26/00345/CLPUD

Application record

Reference
26/00345/CLPUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness Prop
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Decided
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Buckshaw And Whittle
Parish
Whittle-le-Woods
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PR6 7DJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Apr 2026

    Received by Chorley

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness Prop

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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

8 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 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.

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