7 Queen Street, Padiham, BB12 8JW Data via plota.co.uk

HOU/2025/0613 - Householder planning permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of balcony to the rear of the property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Refused
7 Jan 2026
Appeal dismissed
11 Jun 2026

Refused on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Padiham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Padiham, Burnley
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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
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
Burnley
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
BB12 8JW
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Hapton with Park
Parish
Padiham
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
7 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 11 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Refused, as 20% of householder applications here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
10decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Burnley in the last twelve months, from validation. Burnley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Dec 2025
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