Planning application
Unit 1 (North), Widow Hill Road, Burnley, BB10 2TJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8) to Indoor Sports (Use Class E(d)).
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0150
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0150
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lanehead
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BB10 2TJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Burnley
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Burnley took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Burnley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Burnley decided full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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