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William Thompson Recreation Centre Red Lion Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AE

Granted Burnley APP/2006/0933 Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed demolition of The William Thompson Recreation Centre, formation of surface level public 'Pay and Display' car park (short stay) and provision of bat roost

As published by the council, reference APP/2006/0933

Application record

Reference
APP/2006/0933
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
5 Oct 2006
Validated
18 Oct 2006
Decided
2 Mar 2007
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
BB11 2AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Burnley register

This site has had 3 applications since 2004: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • APP/2012/0116 Granted

    William Thompson Recreation Centre Red Lion Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AE

    Renewal of the temporary use of land to allow parking (223 spaces) including 125 contract spaces for a period of two years.

    Decided 11 May 2012 Full applications
  • APP/2004/0519 Granted

    William Thompson Recreation Centre Red Lion Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AE

    Proposed display of six banners

    Decided 7 Jun 2004 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Oct 2006

    Received by Burnley

  2. 18 Oct 2006

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Mar 2007

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • APP/2008/0140 Granted

    Former William Thompson Recreation Centre Red Lion Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 2AE

    Variation of condition 2 on application APP/2006/0933 to allow contract/long stay car parking.

    Decided 17 Apr 2008 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Burnley granted permission on 2 March 2007, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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