Ground Floor And Part First Floor Shop 3 - 7 Keighley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 0LP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0351/RTD - Prior App COU A1, A2, A5 some SG to C3 Registered

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification: Change of use of first floor from an office/store (Use Class E) to 1 no. flat (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
27 May 2026
✓
Validated
1 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
1 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 27 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 151.

The consultation period closed on 23 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Colne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area422 m² (4,542 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 88)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Pendle - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Pendle
Application type
Prior App COU A1, A2, A5 some SG to C3
Postcode
BB8 0LP
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Waterside & Horsfield
Parish
Colne Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avalon Town Planning

Decision outlook

Day 151, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use in Pendle are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 15195 days past the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Pendle in the last twelve months, from validation. Pendle decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
2 Jun 2026
Consultation
1 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.