Planning application
281 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class M(a) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed change of use of no. 281 Spendmore Lane from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00374/P3PAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00374/P3PAN
- Type
- Prior Approval from Retail to Dwelling
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Prior Approval Approved (COU)
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Coppull
- Parish
- Coppull
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PR7 5DF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Chorley
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved (COU)
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- DECISION - PRIOR APPROVAL GRANTED
- PARISH COUNCIL
- HIGHWAY COMMENTS 07.05.2026
- CIL
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- CONSULTATION LETTER
- NEIGHBOUR LETTER - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
- SITE NOTICE - PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION
- PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FORM - 281 SPENDMORE LANE COPPULL.
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS
- INVALID APPLICATION NO FEE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Chorley granted permission on 22 June 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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