Former TRW Site, Widow Hill Road, Burnley, BB10 2AR

OTH/2026/0478Screening OpinionAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Request for a Screening Opinion in relation to proposed development of largely derelict protected employment site into a high-density, multi-user business and logistics estate supporting Class B2, B8 and E(g) uses.

Submitted: 24 October 2026
Decision due: 24 October 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Burnley Borough Council
Ward: Lanehead

ReceivedSubmitted24 Oct
ValidatedValidated24 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date24 Oct
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Former TRW Site, Widow Hill Road, Burnley, BB10 2AR. Burnley has handled 69 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Lanehead. We hold 217 applications in total for the BB10 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: BB10 2AR
Application type: Screening Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Not within a Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 October 2026
Application expires: 14 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Source: Burnley

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