Planning application
Waterloo Lodge School 173 Preston Road Chorley PR6 7AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to discharge conditions numbered 2 (Method Statement) of application reference 26/00278/LBC (Listed Building Consent for the installation of 3no. air source heat pump units to serve the main teaching block and 1no. air source heat pump to serve the Coach House (Reception). Works to include alterations and the installation of new 2.1m high weld mesh fencing sited to the north west facing elevation of the teaching block.)
As published by the council, reference 26/00724/DIS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00724/DIS
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chorley North And Astley
- Parish
- Chorley
- Postcode
- PR6 7AX
Comment by 9 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Chorley through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2026
Received by Chorley
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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.
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9 documents on file for this application
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