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Tesco Superstore, Wyre Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8DQ

NOT/2026/0334Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premisesAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The installation of a 141.78Kwp Solar Photovoltaics array to the roof.

Submitted
24 July 2026
Decision due
20 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gawthorpe
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated24 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Tesco Superstore, Wyre Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 8DQ. Burnley has handled 69 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Gawthorpe. We hold 224 applications in total for the BB12 postcode area.

70% of outline 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
BB12 8DQ
Application type
Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Padiham

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 July 2026
Decision issued
9 September 2026
Application expires
18 September 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Not Required
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

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

Source: Burnley

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