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61-63 Burnley Road, Padiham, BB12 8BU

PA/2026/0405Full planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 October 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions3 conditions

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

Proposal

Proposed splitting of the current double unit into 2 separate units operating under Class E (a convenience store and a dessert cafe) alongside a retrospective alteration to the shop front and shutter - replaced to match the existing (No. 61 Burnley Road).

Received
16 September 2026
Ward
Gawthorpe
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 61-63 BURNLEY ROAD, PADIHAM, BB12 8BU. Burnley has handled 30 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Burnley's typical decision time. The site is in the Padiham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. 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.

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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Application details

Postcode
BB12 8BU
Application type
Full planning permission
Parish
Padiham

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Melanie Jackson

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)
  • Conservation area: Padiham
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Padiham, Burnley

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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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