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8 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7EG

20/0575/STCPror App COU from A1, A2, SG to Cafe A3Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 3 November 2020

Council decision: Prior Approval ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Approval: Change of use from shop (Use Class A1) to coffee shop (Use Class A3).

Received
2 September 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Whitefield
Agent
Blueprint Building Consultants
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.1 Oct
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 8 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7EG. Pendle has handled 2,681 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Pendle's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitefield, Nelson conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,403 applications in total for the BB9 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
BB9 7EG
Application type
Pror App COU from A1, A2, SG to Cafe A3
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Nelson Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2020
Consultation expiry
5 October 2020
Consultation start
10 September 2020
Consultation end
1 October 2020
Neighbour consultation start
14 September 2020
Neighbour consultation end
5 October 2020
Last date for comments
5 October 2020
Target decision date
20 October 2020
Permission expires
3 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Blueprint Building Consultants
Agent address
Blueprint Building Consultants 15 Langdale Rise Colne Lancashire BB8 7RA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09034394
Documents
14
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Whitefield, Nelson
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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

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© 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: Pendle

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