Social Value Ideas for Chorley Borough Council

Old House Farm site visit

A second planning item, Old House Farm on German Lane, was deferred for a site visit due to concerns about road width, visibility, access, and whether all affected residents had been notified. The vis…

“Speaker 10: Well, I'll start, Chair, speaking as a ward councillor and also as the rural champion. And we see a lot of these up to nine dwellings. Tha…”

Croft Road HMO refused

The committee refused a proposal to convert 3 Croft Road, Chorley, into a six-bedroom HMO. Members raised strong concerns over overdevelopment, the loss of a family home, lack of parking, and impact o…

“Members have voted in favor of the amendment to refuse application.”

Adlington HMO refused

The committee refused an HMO scheme at 18-20 Marketplace, Adlington, which proposed splitting the ground floor into two retail units and converting the upper and rear accommodation into a six-bedroom …

“Members have voted against the office recommendation for approval and have, voted to refuse.”

Affordable homes approved in Croston

Planning permission was granted for a fully affordable housing scheme at Moor Road, Croston. The scheme comprises 58 homes and is supported by a section 106 agreement, with the applicant saying Jigsaw…

“The proposals are therefore recommended for approval subject to the financial contributions in paragraph one of the report being secured in section on…”

No affordable housing on scheme

Members debated why the 75-home scheme provided no affordable housing, with the ward councillor arguing it should have delivered 23 affordable homes including 16 social rent homes. Officers said vacan…

“Now, just on the affordable housing to start with, the um the site benefits from being eligible for the vacant building credit, which means um that th…”

Clayton-le-Woods housing approved

The committee approved 29 dwellings at Land off Wigan Road and Parkhurst Avenue, Clayton-le-Woods, subject to conditions and a section 106 agreement. The scheme includes nine affordable homes and is b…

“Accordingly, the application is recommended for approval subject to conditions and the completion of a section one zero six agreement to secure afford…”

39 affordable homes approved

The committee approved a 39-unit affordable housing scheme on land west of Preston Road, Coppell, subject to conditions and a section 106 agreement. The scheme is described as 31 dwellings plus a bloc…

“Speaker 2: Thank you, chair. So the application seeks planning permission for 39 affordable units comprising of 31 dwellings and a block”

Old House Farm approved

Outline planning permission was approved for nine dwellings at Old House Farm, German Lane, with conditions and a section 106 agreement securing a financial contribution for equipped play areas. The s…

“Speaker 17: Outline planning permission is sought for nine dwellings with all matters reserved apart from the access to the site. A new vehicle acces…”

Housing approved on brownfield site

The committee approved 75 dwellings on a vacant brownfield employment site despite objections about loss of employment land and lack of a 12-month marketing exercise. Officers and the agent relied on …

“So in total uh 10 objections to the scheme have been received. These site a range of concerns including highways impacts, congestion, loss of employme…”

Appeal decisions to be reviewed

Officers withdrew items B and C from the agenda after recent appeal decisions on permissions in principle and gray belt issues raised relevant points on density and efficient use of land. The committe…

“So last week we received a number of um appeal decisions on uh permissions in principle and specifically on gray belt issues. um the points raised rel…”