Matalan North Valley Retail Park North Valley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 9HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0391/ADV - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Advertisement Consent: Display of 3 no. illuminated fascia signs and 4 no. non-illuminated fascia signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Validated
19 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Documents 21

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Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Colne built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Pendle
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BB8 9HH
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Vivary Bridge
Parish
Colne Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Sovereign Signs

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 14 days faster than Pendle's median of 52 for commercial premises. Approved, as 88% of commercial premises here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Pendle in the last twelve months, from validation. Pendle decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14978398
Planning Portal ref
PP-14978398
Neighbours
22 Jun 2026
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Pendle
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#166 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Pendle ranks #153 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Pendle decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #175 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #234 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #153 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #89 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
20 decided
441
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026