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NOT/2026/0334 - Prior approval Part 14 Class J Approved

Proposal

The installation of a 141.78Kwp Solar Photovoltaics array to the roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

23 Jul 2026

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Validated

24 Jul 2026

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Approved

9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Article 4 direction

Article 4 Direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Also on the record

Inside the Padiham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

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: Burnley
Application type: Prior approval Part 14 Class J
Postcode: BB12 8DQ
Received: 23 Jul 2026
Validated: 24 Jul 2026
Ward: Gawthorpe
Parish: Padiham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Sept 2026
Decision: Not Required
Decision date: 9 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 10 days slower than Burnley's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 72% of prior approvals here are.

This one47d

Council37d

UK37d

89%decided within 8 weeks

72%approved

14,766decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Burnley to go on. Burnley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 20 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

Land Off Wyre Street Padiham BB12 8DQ

Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings

PDEM/2020/0224 27 Aug 2020

2020 Approved

Land Off Wyre Street Padiham BB12 8DQ

Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings

PDEM/2020/0224 27 Aug 2020

2019 Approved

Rear Of 1-39 Ingham Street/2-40 Cobden Street Padiham

Installation of alleygates

FULR3/2019/0644 20 Mar 2020

2019 Approved

Rear Of 1-39 Ingham Street/2-40 Cobden Street Padiham

Installation of alleygates

FULR3/2019/0644 20 Mar 2020

Burnley

Planning Authority Score

5/10

Average

#145 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Burnley decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #148 of 296

90%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #187 of 296

71%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #113 of 296

40%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #149 of 296

73%

Minor dwellings approved

30 decided (1-9 homes)

92%

Major dwellings approved

12 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

22 decided

294

Total decisions

36 refused in the year to March 2026