Planning application
Sandons Farm Quarry Off Wigan Lane Adlington Chorley PR7 4DL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification by Lancashire County Council of planning application ref: LCC/2026/0024 to amend condition numbers 1 and 3 of planning permission LCC/2020/0003 to allow an increase of final restoration levels and an extension of time to 2036 associated with sand and gravel working and infilling of inert waste for restoration purposes back to agriculture and nature conservation and for recycling operations to continue until 31 December 2035
As published by the council, reference 26/00664/CTY
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00664/CTY
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Adlington And Anderton
- Parish
- Adlington
- Postcode
- PR7 4DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Chorley
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Chorley took a median of 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Chorley for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
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