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137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD

Refused Burnley APP/2016/0356 Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from financial & professional services (A2) to private hire booking office (sui generis)

As published by the council, reference APP/2016/0356

Application record

Reference
APP/2016/0356
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
26 Jul 2016
Validated
29 Jul 2016
Decided
23 Sep 2016
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BB11 1PD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Burnley register

This site has had 4 applications since 2013: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • APP/2015/0217 Refused

    137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD

    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)

    Decided 3 Jul 2015 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 27 Feb 2015 Full applications
  • APP/2013/0380 Granted

    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.

    Decided 19 Nov 2013 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2016

    Received by Burnley

  2. 29 Jul 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Sep 2016

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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 full applications

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  • 137 St James Street Burnley Lancashire

    APP/2010/0226 Submitted 23 Apr 2010 50 yards away

    Proposed change of use from shop to cafe/take-away shop and new shop front, roller shutters and ventilation duct to rear

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs
  • 137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD

    APP/2013/0380 Submitted 21 Aug 2013 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 6 docs
  • 141 St Jamess Street Lancashire BB11 1PG

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    Granted Full applications 5 docs
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    APP/2006/0645 Submitted 25 Jul 2006 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications New dwelling 5 docs

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