Planning application
University of Lancashire, Victoria Mill, 139 Trafalgar Street, Burnley, BB11 1RA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of an open-plan ground floor area within Victoria Mill.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0161
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0161
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 11 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Trinity
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BB11 1RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Burnley
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11 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Burnley granted permission on 26 May 2026, 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.
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