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PA/2026/0242 - Lawful development Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of Proposed use to allow for an additional carer (3 in total) at the existing children's home for 2 children (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
2 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Burnley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 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 1

Last sold for £109,500 in October 2007. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

23 October 2007£109,500

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

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Important details

Council
Burnley
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
BB10 1TX
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Lanehead
Parish
Not within a Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Sheila Wright

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Burnley
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#145 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Burnley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #148 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #187 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #113 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #149 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
30 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
22 decided
294
Total decisions
36 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.