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112 Cleaver Street Burnley BB10 3ND

PA/2026/0384Change of useRefused

Refused on 2 November 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use to C2 Residential institution to provide supported accommodation for young people.

Submitted
9 September 2026
Ward
Lanehead
  1. Received9 Sep
  2. Validated9 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 112 Cleaver Street Burnley BB10 3ND. Burnley has handled 6 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. 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.

85% of all 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. Lancashire has a significant oversupply of agency children’s homes. The proposal fails to demonstrate an evidenced local need or that it would address the specific gap in provision identified by LCC Children’s Services. Further provision risks exacerbating pressures on local services and staff recruitment and retention, to the detriment of care quality. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate compliance with Local Plan Policy IC5.
  2. The generic nature of the proposal and insufficient details of accommodation, overnight staffing arrangements and usable outdoor space fail to demonstrate that the property would provide suitable living conditions for the intended occupier and staff. Furthermore, the closely adjoining dwellings and late-night staff changeovers create potential for noise and disturbance which the submission fails to demonstrate could be adequately controlled, contrary to Local Plan Policies SP5 and NE5 and Framework Policies P3 and HO9 PA/2026/0384 Justification (1) Article 35 Statement The Local Planning Authority has

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB10 3ND
Application type
Change of use
Parish
Not within a Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Charles Joseph

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.

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