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PA/2026/0455 - Change of use Under Consultation
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from Rehab Centre (Class C2) to 7 bed HMO (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Dec 2026, from Burnley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Documents 7

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Planning and Building Control Drawing Drawing · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Drawing · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Drawing · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Drawing · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan Drawing · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Neighbouring Property Letter Correspondence - Outgoing · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Canalside 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: Canalside, 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 71 m away: Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Burnley House, Grade II, about 55 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burnley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 17 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, 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
Burnley
Application type
Change of use
Postcode
BB11 1RY
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Trinity
Parish
Not within a Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lauren Foster

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Burnley usually decides changes of use by day 52.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
50decided in the last year

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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Oakmount Mill Wiseman Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RU
2no. illuminated flex face signs and 1no. non-illuminated tray sign
ADV/2025/0137
2025 Refused
Oakmount Mill Wiseman Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RU
2no. illuminated flex face signs and 1no. non-illuminated tray sign
ADV/2025/0137
2024 Approved
Oakmount Mill Wiseman Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RU
Proposed change of use from retail and café (Use Class E) and self-contained apartment (U…
FUL/2024/0470
2024 Approved
Oakmount Mill Wiseman Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RU
Proposed change of use from retail and café (Use Class E) and self-contained apartment (U…
FUL/2024/0470
2024 Refused
84 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Change of use from a C3(a) residential dwelling to a C4 HMO (House of Multiple Occupation…
CEA/2024/0033
2024 Refused
84 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Change of use from a C3(a) residential dwelling to a C4 HMO (House of Multiple Occupation…
CEA/2024/0033
2023 Approved
68 - 70 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed ramp to enable disabled access to Oakmount Care Home.
FUL/2023/0645
2023 Approved
68 - 70 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed ramp to enable disabled access to Oakmount Care Home.
FUL/2023/0645
2023 Refused
84 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed change of use from a C3(a) residential dwelling to a C4 HMO (House of Multiple O…
CEA/2023/0631
2023 Refused
84 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed change of use from a C3(a) residential dwelling to a C4 HMO (House of Multiple O…
CEA/2023/0631
2023 Refused
84 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed change of use from single dwelling to 6 bedsit HMO with up to 9 occupants (sui g…
FUL/2023/0425
2023 Refused
84 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed change of use from single dwelling to 6 bedsit HMO with up to 9 occupants (sui g…
FUL/2023/0425
2022 Approved
Wash King 31 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
(i) Installation of 2No. illuminated fascia signs (ii) Installation of 2No. non-illuminat…
ADV/2022/0311
2022 Approved
Wash King 31 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
(i) Installation of 2No. illuminated fascia signs (ii) Installation of 2No. non-illuminat…
ADV/2022/0311
2021 Approved
Wash King 31 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Change of use of (B8) warehouse with ancillary retail to Charity Donation Centre to inclu…
COU/2021/0703
2021 Approved
Burnley House Nursing Home 37-43 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Repair and conservation work to external masonry; roof and chimney stacks; flashings and…
LBC/2021/0407
2021 Approved
Unit 3,Jubilee Garage,Arthur Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1SB
Change of use existing vehicle workshop (B1) to proposed MOT centre (Sui Generis)
COU/2021/0122
2016 Approved
62 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed change of use from rehab centre to house in multiple occupation (7 bedsits)
APP/2016/0399
2016 Approved
62 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Proposed change of use from rehab centre to house in multiple occupation (7 bedsits)
APP/2016/0399
2016 Approved
74 Westgate Burnley Lancashire BB11 1RY
Change of use from single dwelling to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to include…
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2016 Approved
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Burnley
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#145 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings