Planning application
St Philips Church Leeds Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9XB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Full: Change of use of land within the curtilage of the Church (Use Class F1) for the siting of 1 shipping container for use as a food bank (Sui Generis) and 2 accommodation pods for homeless people (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 26/0179/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0179/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bradley
- Parish
- Nelson Town Council
- Decision by
- Nelson, Brierfield and Reedley
- Postcode
- BB9 9XB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Pendle
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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27 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
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