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Site Of George Street/Canal Street Sheds Canal Street Burnley Lancashire

Refused Burnley APP/2008/0223 Outline Planning Permission 13 wks

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed mixed use development of residential and commercial (use classes A2, A3, A4, B1 & C3) with associated car parking including details of siting, design, means of access, external appearance and landscaping

As published by the council, reference APP/2008/0223

Application record

Reference
APP/2008/0223
Type
Outline Planning Permission 13 wks
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
26 Mar 2008
Validated
27 Mar 2008
Decided
21 May 2008
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Burnley register

This site has had 2 applications since 2008: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • APP/2008/0224 Refused

    Site Of George Street/Canal Street Sheds Canal Street Burnley Lancashire

    Proposed demolition of redundant sheds, storage and office accommodation to facilitate redevelopment of site for residential and commercial (use classes A2, A3, A4, B1 & C3) with associated car parking

    Decided 21 May 2008 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2008

    Received by Burnley

  2. 27 Mar 2008

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2008

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • APP/2009/0306 Granted

    Site Of George Street Mill George Street Burnley Lancashire

    Proposed mixed use development of residential and commercial (use classes A2, A3, A4, B1 & C3) (all matters reserved for future approval) (re-submission of application APP/2008/0223) Amended plan received 10 July 09

    Decided 3 Aug 2010 Outline

Documents

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

27 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Burnley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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