Crematorium, Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5QD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed extension of the existing public car park at the Crematorium site. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Burnley Development Control Committee on 23 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the extension would provide parking capacity without unacceptable effects on heritage, amenity or highways.
- A response objected over heritage, noise, excavation, trees, screening and security concerns.
- The committee approved the application subject to conditions, including amended tree-protection wording.
Source: Plota analysis of Burnley's committee minutes of 23 Apr 2026.
Documents 30
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 7
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 8
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Burnley
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- BB11 5QD
- Received
- 3 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Development Control Committee
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 18 days slower than Burnley's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 18 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 23 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Burnley ranks #113 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
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