Planning application
8 LONSDALE STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 6DZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for change of use of the dwelling from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to Class C2 (Residential institutions) to provide care for 2no. Children
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0235
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0235
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Gannow
- Parish
- Not within a Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BB12 6DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Burnley
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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21 Jul 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 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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