175, Ightenhill Park Lane, Burnley, BB12 0LT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of land to an outdoor sauna and wellness retreat (use class: Sui Generis), with the siting and timber cladding of a metal container, 2 no. trailer mounted sauna units, changing cubicles, WCs, shower units, a bin store, hardstanding's and setting out of car parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Dec 2026, from Burnley's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath about 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Burnley built-up area; Green belt about 30 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 November 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 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
Burnley
Application type
Change of use
Postcode
BB12 0LT
Received
27 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Nov 2026
Ward
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
Parish
Ightenhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Burnley usually decides changes of use by day 52.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
57decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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

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