Penwortham Scout plans & 9 more applications registered this week in Chorley and South Ribble

Plans have been launched for a new Scout building in Penwortham.

Leaders of the 5th Penwortham URC Scout Group are seeking permission to replace their existing outbuilding at the rear of Penwortham United Reformed Church in Liverpool Road, which they claim is “not fit for purpose and needs to be rebuilt”.

The replacement outbuilding would be 0.3m taller due to a raised slab height and eaves to prevent water ingress, but on the same footprint as the current building.

The roof would be a dual pitch, with a mineral fibre roof to match the existing one. On the front elevation, there would be a 4ft steel door and a 3ft steel door on the side elevation.

A planning statement to South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC) says: “The proposed outbuilding has been carefully considered to create a storage space that works for the Scout Group whilst respecting the neighbouring properties. In line with the guidance, the overall height is 3m, and the eaves height is 2.29m. The building remains set lower than the neighbouring properties' gardens by 300mm. The development maintains high design standards, using appropriate materials and scale. The scheme seeks to preserve the local character while ensuring the outbuilding remains functional and fit for a modern Scout Group, thereby contributing positively to the ongoing stewardship of the area.”

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More applications verified this week in Chorley and South Ribble:

- Install fixed line broadband apparatus and a 9m wooden pole Opposite Glen Haven, Long Moss Lane, Whitestake.

- Erection of one two-storey self build/custom build dwellinghouse, formation of access, and associated infrastructure on land adjacent to Barnfield, Brook Lane, Little Hoole.

- Construction of up to four detached dwellings with associated parking and garden space on land to the north of Gregson Lane, Hoghton.

- Listed Building Consent for the installation of replacement roof lights at Bridgeway School, Church Road, Bamber Bridge.

- Retrospective application for the change of use of C3 dwelling to C1 short-term and holiday letting at Sorbrose House, Nabs Head Lane, Samlesbury.

- Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) at first floor and a Fish and Chip shop at ground floor (Sui Generis) to 6 Bed HMO at 54 School Lane, Bamber Bridge.

- Erection of outbuilding for use as a hairdressing studio at 2 Elmwood Drive, Penwortham.

- Conversion of existing 4 bedroom flat & ground floor retail space to 4 two-bedroom flats at 246- 248 Spendmore Lane, Coppull.

- Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed reconstruction of an existing air raid shelter including increasing height from installation of new timber roof, repointing of brickwork, and increasing the height of the floor to be level with existing ground level (following removal of existing concrete flat roof) at 19 Crawford Avenue, Chorley.