New store and gym for site near town centre

A retail unit and gym are to be built on a former gas works near Chorley town centre.

- by Paul Faulkner

Chorley Council's planning committee gave the go-ahead to the redevelopment of the site, on Decca Street, off the main A6.

The retailer that will occupy the shopping space was not identified as part of the application, submitted by Chorley-based Primrose Holdings 1995 Limited, who sought permission only for a store that will sell so-called 'comparison goods'.

That means it will trade in higher value items that are bought less often-such as electrical products, furniture or clothes.