Unit 12 Shuttleworth Mead, Blackburn Road, Burnley, BB12 7SN Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0381 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

The Construction and operation of a micro battery storage project. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
22 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 17 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 69.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Padiham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Burnley
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
BB12 7SN
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
22 Aug 2026
Ward
Hapton with Park
Parish
Padiham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 81% of full applications in Burnley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 21 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.

Day 691 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
61%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Oct 2026
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