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Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

Granted Burnley APP/2013/0501 Outline Planning Permission 13 wks

Works: Demolition

Relates to APP/2010/0594

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

Proposal

Outline planning application, pursuant to APP/2010/0594, with all matters reserved except for the main point of access for - Part demolition/part redevelopment of the Finsley Gate Mill Complex. Part restoration/part refurbishment of the original mill for flexible range of uses (A3, A4, B1, C3 and D1), erection of town houses with associated car parking, highways, access works and landscaping improvements, restoration of the existing mill chimney, replacement/refurbishment of the existing link bridge over the canal and associated works.

As published by the council, reference APP/2013/0501

Application record

Reference
APP/2013/0501
Type
Outline Planning Permission 13 wks
Status
Permitted
Decision
Approve
Received
2 Dec 2013
Validated
20 Dec 2013
Decided
3 Sep 2014
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
BB11 2JA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Burnley register

This site has had 8 applications since 2012: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • APP/2016/0327 Granted

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Minor material amendment to outline planning application (pursuant to APP/2010/0594) with all matters reserved except for the main point of access for - part demolition/part redevelopment of the Finsley Gate Mill complex

    Decided 15 Sep 2016 Full applications
  • APP/2015/0397 Decided

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Approval of details reserved by condition on Planning Permission APP/2013/0500: Conditions 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 & 17 relating to the partial demolition of the mill.

    Decided 5 Feb 2016 Conditions
  • APP/2015/0341 Decided

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (contaminated land) and condition 14 (contaminated land risk assessment) of planning permission APP/2013/0500 for the partial demolition of Finsley Gate Mill

    Decided 1 Feb 2016 Conditions
  • APP/2014/0230 Granted

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Variation of condition 7 of planning APP/2010/0594 ( to insure that the parameters of APP/2010/0594 read consistently with the current live applications 2013/0500 & 2013/0501 for this site).

    Decided 23 Sep 2014 Full applications
  • APP/2013/0500 Granted

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Partial demolition of mill

    Decided 3 Sep 2014 Full applications
  • NOT/2013/0206 Granted

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Demolition works relating to boiler house and modern extension to original mill

    Decided 22 May 2013 Prior approval
  • APP/2012/0281 Decided

    Finsley Gate Mill Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire BB11 2JA

    Discharge of condition 3 (method statement for retaining works) of planning application APP/2010/0608

    Decided 6 Mar 2013 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2013

    Received by Burnley

  2. 20 Dec 2013

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Sep 2014

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • APP/2010/0594 Granted

    Finsley Gate & Healey Royd Mills Finsley Gate Burnley Lancashire

    Proposed mixed use development, including residential, office, industrial, hotel, leisure and community use (specifically Use CLasses A3, A4, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, D1 & D2) with associated car parking, including details of point of access, all other matters reserved for future approval.

    Decided 26 May 2011 Outline

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

Burnley granted permission on 3 September 2014, 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.

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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