Proposed Development To Vacant Part Of Building Ball Grove Drive Colne Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk

26/0706/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Full: Change of use of part of the building from a workshop (Use Class E) to a Community Facility (Use Class F2) and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 09:11

Application progress

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Received

10 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

12 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

13 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Dec 2026, from Pendle's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 21

Consultation & comments 10

Site constraints 6

Conservation area about 9 m away: Lidgett and Bents, Colne

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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

Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Colne built-up area; Green belt about 65 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Received: 10 Oct 2026
Validated: 12 Oct 2026
Ward: Boulsworth & Foulridge
Parish: Trawden Forest Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Urban Future Planning Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Pendle usually decides changes of use by day 53.

prediction

Day 1838 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

1comment received

1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15287502
Planning Portal ref: PP-15287502
Neighbours: 13 Oct 2026
Consultation: 13 Oct 2026
Comments by: 13 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 7 Dec 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