Land to the West of Ightenhill Park Lane, Burnley

PA/2026/0335Lawful development: Existing useRefused

Lawful development certificate

Refused on 19 October 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Confirmation is sought that the identified land has been used for caravan storage purposes (Use Class B8), for more than 10 years.

Submitted: 24 July 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Burnley Borough Council
Ward: Whittlefield with Ightenhill

ReceivedSubmitted24 Jul
ValidatedValidated24 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date24 Jul
DecidedDecided19 Oct

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land to the West of Ightenhill Park Lane, Burnley. Burnley has handled 30 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Burnley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Whittlefield with Ightenhill.

82% of amendment 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

Application type: Lawful development: Existing use
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Ightenhill

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 July 2026
Target decision date: 24 July 2026
Application expires: 18 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 5

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 2: Medium 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.

Source: Burnley

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