Proposed Apartment Conversion 18 - 24 Nicholas Street, Burnley BB11 2AQ, 18 - 24 Nicholas Street, Burnley, BB11 2AQ Data via plota.co.uk

VAR/2025/0645 - Removal/variation of conditions Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 15 (Basement Ventilation Grilles) of planning permission and . Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
3 Dec 2025
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Approved
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Amended Basement external wall openings Drawing · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Superseded Basement external wall openings Drawing · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Proposed Drawing · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Superseded Basement external wall Plan .pdf Drawing · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form Application Form · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Officers Report Officer Notes · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Acknowledgement Letter Correspondence - Outgoing · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 7

21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 14 and 16, Nicholas Street, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Burnley Town Centre 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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Burnley Town Centre
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
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 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
Removal/variation of conditions
Postcode
BB11 2AQ
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
Parish
Not within a Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
4 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Other - Campbell Driver Partnership

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
First, Second And Third Floor, 32 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HH
Removal of existing aluminium casement window frames and installation of new sash windows
FUL/2025/0597
2025
First, Second And Third Floor, 32 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HH
Removal of existing aluminium casement window frames and installation of new sash windows
FUL/2025/0597
2025
First, Second And Third Floor, 32 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HH
Removal of existing aluminium windows and installation of new PVC-u sash windows
LBC/2025/0591
2025
First, Second And Third Floor, 32 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HH
Removal of existing aluminium windows and installation of new PVC-u sash windows
LBC/2025/0591
2025 Approved
Central Library Grimshaw Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2BD
Insert 3no. stone air bricks/extract ventilation outlets on the external elevation.
LBC/2025/0413
2025 Approved
Central Library Grimshaw Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2BD
Insert 3no. stone air bricks/extract ventilation outlets on the external elevation.
LBC/2025/0413
2025 Approved
31 - 39 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HG
Change of use from Public House (Sui Generis) to Financial Services (Class E(c)(i)) and e…
FUL/2025/0335
2025 Approved
31 - 39 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HG
Change of use from Public House (Sui Generis) to Financial Services (Class E(c)(i)) and e…
FUL/2025/0335
2025 Refused
4 Nicholas Street Burnley BB11 2AQ
Prior notification submission for change of use from offices (Class E) to dwelling houses…
PAD/2025/0267
2025 Refused
4 Nicholas Street Burnley BB11 2AQ
Prior notification submission for change of use from offices (Class E) to dwelling houses…
PAD/2025/0267
2025 Approved
5 Grimshaw Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AS
Proposed installation of 3no. external CCTV cameras
FUL/2025/0011
2025 Approved
5 Grimshaw Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AS
Proposed installation of 3no. external CCTV cameras
FUL/2025/0011
2025 Refused
4 Nicholas Street Burnley BB11 2AQ
Conversion of offices to dwelling houses.
PAD/2025/0077
2025 Refused
4 Nicholas Street Burnley BB11 2AQ
Conversion of offices to dwelling houses.
PAD/2025/0077
2024 Approved
18-24 Nicholas Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AP
Internal and external alterations to convert former offices to apartments (Linked with FU…
LBC/2024/0389
2024 Approved
18-24 Nicholas Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AP
Internal and external alterations to convert former offices to apartments (Linked with FU…
LBC/2024/0389
2024 Refused
Ashworth House Manchester Road Burnley BB11 1HJ
Proposed over cladding of glazed areas across all external elevations
FUL/2024/0440
2024 Refused
Ashworth House Manchester Road Burnley BB11 1HJ
Proposed over cladding of glazed areas across all external elevations
FUL/2024/0440
2024
18 - 20 Nicholas Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AP
Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to 18 flats (Use Class C3) and various works inc…
FUL/2024/0353
2024
18 - 20 Nicholas Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AP
Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to 18 flats (Use Class C3) and various works inc…
FUL/2024/0353
2019 Approved
First & Second Floors 1-5A Yorke Street & Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HD
Conversion of part of the first floor and the second floor from offices (Use Class A2) to…
APP/2019/0067
2019 Approved
First & Second Floors 1-5A Yorke Street & Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HD
Conversion of part of the first floor and the second floor from offices (Use Class A2) to…
APP/2019/0066
2019 Approved
First & Second Floors 1-5A Yorke Street & Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HD
Conversion of part of the first floor and the second floor from offices (Use Class A2) to…
APP/2019/0067
2019 Approved
22 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HH
Proposed change of use of ground floor and basement from drinking establishment to office…
APP/2019/0148
2019 Approved
22 Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1HH
Proposed change of use of ground floor and basement from drinking establishment to office…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings