Funeral director Geoff Whalley has applied for permission to demolish the derelict Much Hoole Methodist Church in Moss House Lane and build seven houses in its place, with a car park to one side. The land is in Green Belt and abuts the Woodland Burial site.placeholder image
Funeral director Geoff Whalley has applied for permission to demolish the derelict Much Hoole Methodist Church in Moss House Lane and build seven houses in its place, with a car park to one side. The land is in Green Belt and abuts the Woodland Burial site.

Church demolition, extension to Purple Roomz and an apartment planned for former HSBC: 7 new South Ribble planning applications

By Catherine Musgrove
Published 23rd Nov 2023, 13:44 GMT
Updated 23rd Nov 2023, 13:44 GMT

Knocking down a derelict church and replacing it with seven homes is just one of the planning applications registered with South Ribble Borough Council in the past week.

Others include a new use for a plant nursery building, asn extension to a popular town hotel, and proposals to increase efficiency at a Walton-le-Dale factory.

To find out more about what is planned for the area, click on the pages below.

Click here for information on how to comment on an application.

Plans have been tabled to change a building in Lodge Lane from Loopy Lous Plant Nursery into a vehicle workshop.

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Plans have been tabled to change a building in Lodge Lane from Loopy Lous Plant Nursery into a vehicle workshop. Photo: Loopy Lous Plant Nursery, Lodge Lane, Farington Moss

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Following permission in princple for a house to be build on land at 115 Croston Road, Lostock Hall, applicant Phil Wood has now submitted final designs for full planning permission.

6. 115 Croston Road, Lostock Hall

Following permission in princple for a house to be build on land at 115 Croston Road, Lostock Hall, applicant Phil Wood has now submitted final designs for full planning permission. Photo: PCE Designs Ltd/SRBC

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Plans have been entered to demolish the existing property and replace it with a new dwelling. A planning statement says: "The proposal seeks to enhance the architectural character of the local area proving a contemporary dwelling, wrapped in a high end material pallet."

7. Oak Dene, Whalley Road, Samlesbury

Plans have been entered to demolish the existing property and replace it with a new dwelling. A planning statement says: "The proposal seeks to enhance the architectural character of the local area proving a contemporary dwelling, wrapped in a high end material pallet." Photo: Rightmove

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