Sir John Thursby College Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

1. 5 Apr 2013

   Received by Burnley

2. 9 May 2013

   Decision issued: Lawful Dev Cert issued

3. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Burnley granted permission on 9 May 2013, 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Sir John Thursby College Walshaw High School Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

  APP/2012/0282 Submitted 23 May 2012 50 yards away

  Provision of 24 extra car parking spaces to existing car park at front of school

  Refused Full applications 3 docs

• Sir John Thursby Community College Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

  NOT/2007/0184 Submitted 8 Mar 2007 50 yards away

  Erection of 1050 place secondary school and 90 place school for pupils with generic learning difficulties with associated community use, formation of all weather pitch with six 15m high floodlights and 3m high ball stop fencing, multi use games areas, laying out and remodelling of ground to form sports pitches including football & cricket, erection of 2.4m high perimeter fencing, creation of new vehicular and pedestrian accesses and modification of existing vehicle access all off Eastern Avenue, new internal roads, turning and parking areas, landscaping and habitat creation and demolition of existing school

  Granted Outline Demolition 12 docs

• Walshaw High School Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

  NOT/2006/0050 Submitted 26 Jan 2006 50 yards away

  Provision of 5 temporary teaching/office units with associated landscaping

  Decided Outline 3 docs

• Evans Halshaw Arc Unit Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

  APP/2005/0462 Submitted 12 May 2005 50 yards away

  Proposed signage

  Granted Advertising 2 docs

• Former Caretakers House Walshaw High School Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

  NOT/2005/0678 Submitted 20 Jul 2005 50 yards away

  Change of use of vacant caretakers house to create a withdrawal unit

  Decided Outline 1 doc

• Sir John Thursby College Walshaw High School Eastern Avenue Burnley Lancashire BB10 2AT

  NOT/2008/0081 Submitted 7 Feb 2008 100 yards away

  modification of condition 2b of permission 12/07/0184, for the amendment of the ground level to accomodate the re-orintation on the sports pitches, construction of a retaining wall to the old weather pitch and amended levels and layout to the formal recreational area.

  Decided Outline

• PA/2026/0421 Withdrawn

  Travelodge, Barracks Road, Burnley BB11 4SB

  Certificate of lawfulness for installation of EV charging posts with associated substation, electrical works and cabling, and improved paving and line marking within the existing car park.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/0314 Refused

  16 Ighten Road, Burnley, BB12 0HP

  Proposed use of property as a care home to accommodate one young person, with staff operating on a shift basis.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/0265 Granted

  16 PALATINE SQUARE, BURNLEY, BB11 4JF

  Installation of solar panels to the front and rear roof slopes of the dwelling under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  Received 6 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/0295 Refused

  5-7 Canning Street, Burnley, BB12 0AE

  Proposed change of use within Use Class E of the The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)

  Received 4 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/0373 Awaiting decision

  47 LEAMINGTON AVENUE, BURNLEY, BB10 3EY

  Hip to gable roof with rear dormer adheres to permitted development and cubic content is not greater than 50m3.

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development