New home plan for farmland site and 9 other new applications in Chorley & South Ribble this week
Up to six houses could be built on farmland in Coppull, if plans are given the green light.
Mr and Mrs Dickinson have made a Permission in Principle application to Chorley Borough Council (CBC) for the development on land at Orchard Heys Farm in Park Road, Coppull, which is currently home to steel framed buildings, structures and concrete hardstandings, which would be demolished.
The overall parcel of land, of which this application plot forms part of, is land designated for redevelopment and is denoted in the Adopted Central Lancashire Plan Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA). The overall site development has been denoted suitable for housing and covers an area of 0.66 hectares including the access road leading to Moss Lane/Park Road.
Although no house designs are included as part of a Permission in Principle application, the agent for Mr and Mrs Dickinson states: “It is anticipated that the new dwellings would typically be of two storey’s high with southern facing front facades accessed from a proposed shared access road located to the south of the overall site.
“It is expected that any future detailed dwelling designs would be in keeping with the character of the area and respecting required interface distances, though that will be addressed at the later technical stage once suitability is confirmed in principle.”
In conclusion, they say that six additional dwellings in a location within walking distance of Coppull village centre would contributing to local housing supply at a time when Chorley cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply. They add: “it would also support the local economy during construction and through the future use of local services.”
A decision will be made in coming weeks by Chorley Borough Council.


Other applications verified this week in Chorley and South Ribble:
- Permission in principle for the erection of one dwelling at Willow House, Startley Nook, Whitestake.
- Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and canopy extension to existing domestic outbuilding to create ancillary family accommodation / annexe (former stables) at Woodhouse Farm, Cuerdale Lane, Walton-le-dale.
- Retrospective application for the erection of a detached outbuilding to be used as a home office / domestic storage at Dob Lane Nurseries, Dob Lane, Walmer Bridge.
- Proposed extension and refurbishment of exisitng building to form self-build dwelling together with the erection of residential annex, domestic stables, garage, storage building, sand paddock, and associated works (all ancillary to the main building) following demolition of other existing buildings on site at Barkers Farm, Town Lane, Much Hoole.
- Retrospective change of use of land to domestic curtilage at 24 Broad Oak Green, Penwortham.
- Erection of four detached dwellings and associated garages at Melverley, Highfield Road, Croston.
- Permission in principle application for the erection of up to four dwellinghouses on land to the rear of The Stables, Delph Lane, Charnock Richard.
- Permission in principle application for the erection of up to two dwellinghouses on land to the north of Fishers Farm, Delph Lane, Charnock Richard.
- Erection of anti-climb measures to flat roof areas abutting the footway on east facing elevation (retrospective) at Oliver House, Hallgate, Astley Village.
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