27 Wood Street Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/0264/CEA - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (S.192 Proposed Development): Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to a Residential Institution for 1 no. child (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Apr 2026
Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 15

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Brierfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Pendle
Application type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
BB9 5AS
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Brierfield West & Reedley
Parish
Brierfield Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
CLUD Issued
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
JS Planning Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 85% of lawful development certificates here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,896decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Pendle to go on. Pendle decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14883957
Env. assessment
No
Pendle
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#166 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Pendle ranks #153 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Pendle decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #175 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #234 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #153 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #89 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
20 decided
441
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026