Planning application
137 St Jamess Street Burnley Lancashire BB11 1PD
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.
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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)
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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 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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jul 2016
Received by Burnley
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29 Jul 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2016
Decision issued: Refuse
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27 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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