168-seat spectator stand at Burnley Football Club Training, Habergham, Burnley

“Site and Surrounding Area 1.1.1. The application site covers part of a 3G pitch and car park within Burnley Football Club Training Ground at Padiham south of Gawthorpe Hall and east of the River Calder. The site is bordered by woodland and the River Calder to the northwest, Gawthorpe Hall to the northeast, Gawthorpe Hall Visitor car park to the southeast and a football pitch to the southwest. The application site is located within the Green Belt north of Padiham.”

“Proposal 2.1.1. The application is seeking permission for a 168no. seater stadium to be built on the edge of the 3G training pitch. The pitch is used by the various club teams (women’s, under 21’s under 18’s) to train and the stand would provide seating for the club technical personnel and coaching staff and any players not on the pitch. The stand would be 30m wide 3.75m deep and would have a mono pitched roof with a maximum height of 4.23m.”

“APP/2016/0181 – Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to planning permission APP/2014/0534 for the erection of new indoor training facility (Use Class D2) with associated outdoor football pitches, access, car parking, landscaping, ancillary infrastructure and floodlighting to one existing pitch (relating to the variation of conditions 2 & 7 in respect of the amended floor level and reduced parapet height of the sports hall from…”

“APP/2014/0534 – Erection of new indoor training facility (Use Class D2) with associated outdoor football pitches, access, car parking, landscaping, ancillary infrastructure and flood lighting to one existing pitch – September 2015 5. Consultation Responses Highways Authority – The submission notes the stand is to be used by existing staff and will not increase attendance at the site.”

“The Trust has concerns over the potential intensification of use of the access and the utilitarian design of the stand and impact this could have on heritage assets. Historic England – Application should be considered by local heritage specialist. Sports England – Initially objected to the proposal as it would impact a playing field.”

“Subject to a Section 106 obligation being secured to provide an offsite biodiversity net gain contribution of 10%, delegate to the Head of Housing and Development control to grant planning permission subject to the conditions outlined below;”

“No development hereby approved, including demolition or site clearance, shall commence until a site-specific Construction Management Plan (CMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The plan should include, but not be limited to: a) 24 Hour emergency contact number. b) Details of the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors. c) Details of loading and unloading of plant and materials.”

“No development hereby approved shall commence until; a) a scheme of intrusive site investigations has been carried out on site to establish the risks posed to the development by past coal mining activity, and; b) any remediation works and/or mitigation measures to address land instability arising from coal mining legacy, as may be necessary, have been implemented…”