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72 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HN

FUL/2024/0261Full ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use from taxi booking office (sui generis) to two flats (Use Class C3)

Received
3 June 2024
Decision due
8 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Daneshouse With Stoneyholme
Agent
C and L Whattaker Limited
  1. Received3 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.23 Aug
  4. Target8 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 23 August.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 72 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HN. Burnley has handled 174 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 June 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Canalside conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Daneshouse With Stoneyholme. We hold 164 applications in total for the BB11 postcode area.

83% of full applications at Burnley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BB11 1HN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Not Within A Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2024
Consultation expiry
7 September 2024
Consultation start
2 August 2024
Consultation end
23 August 2024
Neighbour consultation start
11 July 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 August 2024
Last date for comments
7 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
C and L Whattaker Limited
Agent address
9 Towler Drive Colne Lancashire BB8 7GN

Planning decision

Statutory period
123 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 August 2024
Advertisement expiry
7 September 2024
Site notice start
8 August 2024
Site notice end
30 August 2024

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
62
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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