Rotunda café demolition at Market Promenade, Market Square, Burnley
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Burnley Development Control Committee on 11 Jun 2026.
What was proposed
The application sought prior approval for demolishing the entire Rotunda Café building and making good the affected public realm surface.
“Background: The application is for a determination of whether prior approval is required for the demolition of the café building. The application can only assess whether the proposal is permitted development when assessed against the provisions and conditions set out in Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. The other planning merits of the demolition are not under consideration.”
“Proposal: This application is made under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO). Prior approval is sought for the demolition of the entire rotunda café building and subsequent making good of the affected public realm surface finish. Works are expected to take commence on the 1 st July 2026.”
Officer report
The site
The site is a former rotunda café building in Burnley’s Market Square, within the Charter Walk Shopping Centre.
“Site Description: The application site comprises a former rotunda café building situated within Burnley’s Market Square, within Charter Walk Shopping Centre.”
Officer report
The officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended that prior approval was not required because the demolition met the relevant permitted development criteria and needed no extra controls.
“One of the conditions Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B states that the developer must, before beginning the development, apply to the local planning authority for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the authority will be required as to the method of demolition and any proposed restoration of the site. The proposed demolition works are relatively standard for this type of development.”
Officer report
Public and consultee response
A site notice was displayed, but no public comments were received and no consultee responses were requested or received.
“Publicity: A site notice was displayed by the Applicant on the 2 nd April 2026. No public comments have been received.”
“Consultee Responses: None requested and none received.”
Officer report
The committee’s decision
The Development Control Committee agreed that prior approval was not required for the proposed demolition.
“That the Development Control Committee agree that prior approval is not required.”
Minutes
Sources
- Burnley Development Control Committee minutes, 11 June 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Burnley's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Thursday 11 June 2026
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- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
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Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.