Planning application
Land Adjacent Whalley Road & Vicarage Avenue Burnley Lancashire
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed erection of a 60 bedroom nursing home with adjacent extra care housing including details of access, layout and scale with all other matters reserved for future approval
As published by the council, reference APP/2008/0577
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2008/0577
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission 13 wks
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 18 Jul 2008
- Validated
- 19 Jul 2008
- Decided
- 12 Sep 2008
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jul 2008
Received by Burnley
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19 Jul 2008
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Sep 2008
Decision issued: Refuse
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7 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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
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