20 Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 1HH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
New shop front and change of use of first and second floor from office space to 2 no. residential flats including an infill courtyard extension, chimney removal, installation of new windows and building alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 24 with distances
- 19 m4, 6 and 8, Dugdale StreetGrade II
- 28 m5, 7 and 9, Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 28 m1 and 3, Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 29 m10, 12 and 14, Dugdale StreetGrade II
- 35 mEndsleigh Insurance Imperial ChambersGrade II
- 41 m11, 13 AND 13A, NICHOLAS STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 57 mSwan InnGrade II
- 61 mThe Old Red Lion HotelGrade II
- 61 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 65 m5, Grimshaw StreetGrade II
- 75 mRegistry OfficeGrade II
- 81 mBurnley Building Society Burnley Building Society OfficesGrade II
- 84 m14 and 16, Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 93 m41, MANCHESTER ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 101 m18 and 20, Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 114 mCentral LibraryGrade II
- 119 mWhite Lion Public HouseGrade II
- 122 m22 and 24, Nicholas StreetGrade II
- 124 mFormer Public Hall and Technical SchoolGrade II
- 127 mBurnley MechanicsGrade II*
- 143 m1 and 3, Coal StreetGrade II
- 143 m18, St James StreetGrade II
- 145 mJireh Baptist ChurchGrade II
- 150 mAenon Baptist ChapelGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £200,000 in March 2014. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Burnley
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- BB11 1HH
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Burnley's median of 52 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Burnley in the last twelve months, from validation. Burnley decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 22 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 7 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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