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60 Westgate, Burnley, BB11 1RY

PA/2026/0455Change of useAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from Rehab Centre (Class C2) to 7 bed HMO (Sui Generis)

Received
13 October 2026
Ward
Trinity
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 60 Westgate, Burnley, BB11 1RY. Burnley has handled 6 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Canalside conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Trinity. We hold 164 applications in total for the BB11 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
BB11 1RY
Application type
Change of use
Parish
Not within a Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jonathan Evans

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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