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128 Lancaster Drive, Hapton, BB12 7DU

PA/2026/0106Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 29 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Proposed bedroom/wet room extension to rear of property (Principal Elevation)

Received
9 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hapton with Park
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 128 LANCASTER DRIVE, HAPTON, BB12 7DU. Burnley has handled 174 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Burnley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Hapton with Park. We hold 224 applications in total for the BB12 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extension when viewed from Lancaster Drive would constitute an incongruous addition to the front elevation of the terraced houses, that would detract from the character of the properties and would make it unduly visible in the street- scene, contrary to Local Plan policies SP5, HS4 and HS5, the adopted Residential Extensions Supplementary Planning Document and the NPPF.
  2. The proposed extension breaches the 45-degree rule when taken from the nearest habitable room window of the adjoining property (126 Lancaster Drive). As a result, it would appear overbearing and cause an unacceptable loss of light and outlook, contrary to the Residential Extensions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and Local Plan policy HS4, protecting neighbouring amenity.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB12 7DU
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Padiham

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Target decision date
10 April 2026
Application expires
5 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6012320
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 August 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
9

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 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.

© 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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