Chorley Council planning officials had recommended that the authority’s planning committee approve the proposal for the vacant Adlington Post Office on Market Place, which relocated in January. A standalone bedsit would also have been developed within a planned extension that would have replaced a conservatory area. Fourteen public objections were lodged to the plans, with concerns ranging from the potential for noise and disturbance, to lack of parking space and a loss of privacy for nearby residents. “We are looking at the difference between one business and one residential dwelling, compared to two businesses and nine [or] 10 people residing in that building,” Cllr Wilson said. The post office is now based in the Leafresh shop on Park Road.