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281 Spendmore Lane Coppull Chorley PR7 5DF

Granted Chorley 26/00374/P3PAN Prior Approval from Retail to Dwelling

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

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Chorley

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved (COU)

  4. 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 Decision · 22 Jun 2026
  • PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 14 May 2026
  • HIGHWAY COMMENTS 07.05.2026 Consultee Response · 07 May 2026
  • CIL Consultee Response · 29 Apr 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • CONSULTATION LETTER Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR LETTER - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE - PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026
  • PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FORM - 281 SPENDMORE LANE COPPULL. Planning Application (inc initial correspondence) · 24 Apr 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS Site Elevations, Building Plans etc. · 24 Apr 2026
  • INVALID APPLICATION NO FEE Correspondence · 24 Apr 2026

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What 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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