Euxton Lane, Chorley, Lancashire
Ascalon Properties Ltd entered into a Planning Promotion Agreement to promote 20 acres of land in Chorley at Euxton Lane, a short distance from the Chorley & South Ribble District General Hospital.
The site had been allocated for employment use by Chorley Borough Council within their emerging Local Development Framework and the work began by consulting local residents and their representatives on what they would like to see on the site before any planning application was made.
The layout of the site was informed by a master plan for the wider area, and the context of the site adjacent to Buckshaw village.
An Outline planning application for a mix of uses on the site was approved in December 2015 for a mixed-use development comprising Digital Health Park, industrial/employment units (Use Classes B1/B2/B8); Care Home and Specialist Care Facility (Use Class C2); local convenience store (Use Class A1); family pub (Use Class A4) and/or medical centre (Use Class D1); residential units (Use Class C3) and associated access, landscaping and infrastructure.
With the outline planning consent in place, work started with occupiers and end-users to evolve specific plans for each of the sections of the site. A reserved matters application for the 50,000 sq. ft. digital health park, care home, 125 houses and a local retail unit and pub was approved in May 2016 which is estimated to create 700 jobs in Chorley.
“This is an exciting scheme for Chorley that offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of the UK’s emerging digital health sector.” Ken Whitaker director of Ascalon Properties Ltd.
Once planning was achieved, the site was placed on the open market on behalf of the owners, selling to a local developer.