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26/0400/CEA - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (S.192 Proposed Development): Change of use of dwelling (Use Class C3) to a Residential Institution for 2 no. children (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Consultation
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Nelson (Pendle) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 3

Last sold for £127,000 in August 2006. Terraced house, leasehold.

4 August 2006£127,000
5 February 1999£45,000
14 November 1997£34,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area166 m² (1,787 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Room heaters, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Pendle
Application type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
BB9 0AZ
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Whitefield & Walverden
Parish
Nelson Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
CLUD Issued
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Peak Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 7 days faster than Pendle's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 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

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.