Right Compound Bankfield Mill Greenfield Road Colne Lancashire BB8 9PD Data via plota.co.uk

26/0655/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Full: Change of use of land to car storage/recovery and car sales (Sui Generis) with associated hardstanding and extension to existing car parking area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Pendle's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Primet Bridge, Colne 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.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 361 m away: Greenfield; Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Colne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Application
Postcode
BB8 9PD
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Waterside & Horsfield
Parish
Colne Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Pendle usually decides changes of use by day 53.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Pendle in the last twelve months, from validation. Pendle decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Pendle
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#166 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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