Units 4-8 storage use at Units 4-8, Advance Point, Rossendale Road, Burnley

“Planning permission was initially granted in 2023 and subsequently amended in 2025 to establish the industrial park known as Advance Point, accommodating uses within Use Classes E(g) and B2 units. This comprehensive development comprises circa 9,640 sqm of business and industrial use, split across 3 blocks comprising 20 individual units with 117 car parking spaces; secure cycle parking; service yards; waste storage facilities; pedestrian and cycle links.”

“The site is located to the west of Rossendale Road and south of Farrington Road industrial estate, approximately 3km from Burnley town centre. The site is accessed from a recently constructed junction with Rossendale Road.”

“The proposal to include B8 storage and distribution uses at the Advance Point development aligns with policies EMP2 and EMP3 in emphasizing the protection of established industrial estates to support economic prosperity. Allowing B8 uses would enhance the estate’s competitiveness, attract logistics businesses, and generate indirect employment, in line with paragraphs 85 and 86 of the NPPF.”

“Although B8 uses typically involve fewer direct jobs than B1 and B2, they support a resilient local economy and meet the flexible employment land objectives. Appropriate planning conditions restricting future uses to industrial activities and preventing unit amalgamation would protect the borough’s industrial land supply and landscape. Given the significant economic benefits and manageable impacts, this approach balances economic growth with land safeguarding.”

“This proposal is for a change of use where there is no further extension to the building(s). The proposed use would remain still within an industrial remit and business activity would still be within the buildings and its apron. Although the operational hours are unknown for this application it is considered expedient in the imposition of planning conditions to restrict noise levels to replicate the original and s73 application.”

“The details regarding the sustainable drainage of the site were thoroughly assessed and considered acceptable under the s73 application. The details satisfied policies CC4 and CC5 with further aligning with the principles outlined in the NPPF, which emphasises the importance of managing flood risk through sustainable drainage systems. These agreed drainage arrangements were incorporated into a planning condition to ensure the entire site mitigates flood risk effectively.”

“The application was advertised by a Site Notice displayed on 20 January 2026. Two notification letters were sent to neighbouring properties regarding this application.”

“Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the four units hereby approved shall be retained, occupied and operated as five separate planning units and shall not be amalgamated or occupied as fewer than five units.”

“Prior to first use of the development hereby approved, a noise assessment should submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which details the levels of internal noise likely to be generated from the proposed use of the site (or a singular unit if not all are to be occupied immediately) and any necessary noise mitigation measures required to protect the amenity of adjacent noise sensitive properties.”