The Bestlight Community Hub Market Square Nelson Lancashire BB9 7LP

22/0118/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 23 May 2022

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsNelson, Brierfield and Reedley

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Full: Change of Use of council offices to multi-use community hub including use class E(b) Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises E(d) Indoor sport, recreation or fitness, E(e) Provision of medical or health services, E(f) Creche, day nursery or day centre, E(g)(i) Offices to carry out any operational or administrative functions, F1(a) Provision of education, F1(f) Public worship or religious instruction, F2(b) Halls or meeting places for the principal use of the local community; external alterations including external flue to rear, formation of cafe frontage, insert three windows to the south west elevation and formation of entrance lobby to north west elevation.

Received: 18 February 2022
Decision level: Nelson, Brierfield and Reedley
Public comments: 2
Council: Pendle Borough Council
Ward: Bradley
Agent: David Cox Architects

ReceivedReceived18 Feb
ValidatedValidated4 Mar
Consult.Consultation6 Apr
TargetTarget Date9 May
DecidedDecided23 May

Decided in 80 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Bestlight Community Hub Market Square Nelson Lancashire BB9 7LP. Pendle has handled 1,312 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 6 weeks longer than Pendle's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Bradley. We hold 1,402 applications in total for the BB9 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Pendle Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BB9 7LP
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Nelson Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 March 2022
Consultation expiry: 20 May 2022
Consultation start: 16 March 2022
Consultation end: 6 April 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 17 March 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 7 April 2022
Last date for comments: 20 May 2022
Target decision date: 9 May 2022
Committee meeting: 9 May 2022
Permission expires: 23 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: David Cox Architects
Architect profile: DAVID COX ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address: David Cox Architects 1 Ribblesdale Place Preston Lancashire PR1 3NA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 66 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 29 April 2022
Advertisement expiry: 20 May 2022
Site notice start: 16 March 2022
Site notice end: 6 April 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-9467471
Documents: 50
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Whitefield, NelsonNext to the site
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.

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