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Land At Simpson Street Burnley Lancashire

Granted Burnley APP/2015/0048 Outline Planning Permission 13 wks

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Demolition of industrial buildings, construction of 7no. town houses and 12no. apartments including details of layout, scale, access and appearance (landscaping reserved for future approval)

As published by the council, reference APP/2015/0048

Application record

Reference
APP/2015/0048
Type
Outline Planning Permission 13 wks
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
4 Feb 2015
Validated
5 Apr 2016
Decided
27 May 2016
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2015

    Received by Burnley

  2. 5 Apr 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 May 2016

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Burnley granted permission on 27 May 2016, 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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