Planning application
137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD
Relates to APP/2015/0036
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use to private hire booking office operating 4 vehicles 24 hours a day 7 days a week with associated parking on Cow Lane Car Park. Also creation of flat to rear of premises (re-submission of APP/2015/0036)
As published by the council, reference APP/2015/0217
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2015/0217
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 20 May 2015
- Validated
- 20 May 2015
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2015
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- BB11 1PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Burnley register
This site has had 4 applications since 2013: 0 approved, 3 refused.
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APP/2016/0356 Refused
137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD
Proposed change of use from financial & professional services (A2) to private hire booking office (sui generis)
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APP/2015/0036 Refused
137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD
Proposed change of use from use class A1 (shop) to private hire booking office, operating 4no. vehicles, 24 hours a day, seven days a week with associated parking for the 4no. vehicles at Cow Lane car park. Creation of one ground floor flat to the rear of the premises.
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APP/2013/0380 Decided
137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD
Discharge of conditions 1 (new shopfront); 3 (fume extraction); 5 ( noise insulation) of planning application APP/2010/0226 relating to the proposed change of use from shop to cafe/take-away shop, new shopfront, roller shutters and ventilation duct to rear.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2015
Received by Burnley
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3 Jul 2015
Decision issued: Refuse
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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APP/2015/0036 Refused
137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD
Proposed change of use from use class A1 (shop) to private hire booking office, operating 4no. vehicles, 24 hours a day, seven days a week with associated parking for the 4no. vehicles at Cow Lane car park. Creation of one ground floor flat to the rear of the premises.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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