Unit 8 Whitewalls Industrial Estate Regent Street Colne Lancashire BB8 8LJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Full: Change of use from an office (Use Class E(g) (i)) to Car Sales (Sui Generis), creation of a new access road to side and rear, alterations to existing parking to provide cycle storage and 2 no. charging points and the insertion of a roller shutter door to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Validated
26 Jan 2026
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Consultation
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 203 m away: Greenfield
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Colne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

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Important details

Council
Pendle
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BB8 8LJ
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Waterside & Horsfield
Parish
Colne Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
19 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Kirkwells Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14623952
Planning Portal ref
PP-14623952
Neighbours
29 Jan 2026
Consultation
27 Jan 2026
Comments by
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Mar 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