71 Albion Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4QD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from launderette (Class E) to one-bedroom flat (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Nov 2025 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Burnley Development Control Committee on 13 Nov 2025.
Approved
- Officers advised granting prior approval because the change of use met the permitted development requirements and prior approval matters.
- Environmental Health officers raised no objections about contamination or noise from commercial premises.
- The committee granted prior approval subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Burnley's committee minutes of 13 Nov 2025.
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 5
Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £20,250 in March 2021. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Burnley
- Application type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class M
- Postcode
- BB11 4QD
- Received
- 21 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Trinity
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Not Required
- Decision date
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Development Control Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 84 days from validation, 45 days slower than Burnley's median of 39 for prior approvals. Approved, as 91% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Burnley in the last twelve months, from validation. Burnley decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 19 Sept 2025
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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