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Planning permission refused due
to the following reasons
 

The proposal would
result in 292 Moor Road being “sandwiched” between two
houses of multiple occupation. This will lead to the over
intensification of such uses that will result in the unacceptable
impacts in respect of noise and general disturbance caused by the
number of persons living in the adjoining properties. The proposal
fails to provide the necessary level of off-street car parking further exacerbating existing
parking issues, especially during the nearby school’s term
time, additionally the overly intensive use of the building means
that an inadequate amount of amenity space can be provided to
support the proposed use of the building. The proposal is therefore
contrary to Policies BNE1 and ST4 of the Chorley Local Plan (2015),
Policy HS10 of the emerging Central Lancashire Local Plan
(Submission Version) and Paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning
Policy Framework.

The applicant has
failed to suitably demonstrate the currently lawful use of the
building as a public house is no longer financially viable.
Therefore, the change of use has not been justified in respect of
the exceptions in Policy HW6 of the Chorley Local Plan
(2015).