Planning application
OLD HOLME FARM, CEMETERY LANE, BURNLEY, BB11 5QB
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Erection of a two-storey side extension and change of use of adjoining land from agricultural to residential use.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0171
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0171
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BB11 5QB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Burnley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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PA/2026/0380 Awaiting decision
Old Holme Farm, Cemetery Lane, Burnley, BB11 5QB
Proposed two storey, side extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Burnley
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3 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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