18 Trafalgar Street, Burnley BB11 1TQ Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0476 - Full planning permission Under Consultation
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use to cafe/takeaway with associated internal alterations and new extract canopy and external flue Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
24 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Burnley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Nov 2026

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Documents 11

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Location Plan Drawing · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Block Plan Drawing · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan Drawing · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations Drawing · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevation Drawing · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drawing · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Neighbouring Property Letter Correspondence - Outgoing · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Proposed Site - Aerial Photo Other · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Kitchen Extraction order control specification Other · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Kitchen extraction specification Other · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Trafalgar Mill Walker Hey Footbridge, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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 ↗
Public footpath about 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Burnley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
BB11 1TQ
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
24 Oct 2026
Ward
Trinity
Parish
Not within a Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Burnley usually decides changes of use by day 52.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
57decided 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 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Installation of a waste oil burner and erection of external flue
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Proposed external flue in connection with installation of waste oil burner
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2018 Approved
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2017 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