Planning application
Jami Masjid Muhammad Sarfraz 4 - 8 Forest Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7NB
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full: Change of use from a mixed use of Place of Worship (Use Class F1(f)) and residential use (Use Class C3) to a mixed use comprising a Place of Worship (Use Class F1(f)) at ground and first floor level, with staff accommodation (Sui Generis) at second and third floor level, together with the erection of a three-storey rear extension with K-render.
As published by the council, reference 26/0305/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0305/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bradley
- Parish
- Nelson Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BB9 7NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Pendle register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/0108/FUL Decided
Jami Masjid Muhammad Sarfraz 4 - 8 Forest Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7NB
Full: Change of use from a Place of Worship (Use Class F1(f)) to a mixed use of residential (Use Class C3) and a Place of Worship (Use Class F1(f)) and the erection of a two-storey rear extension with k-rendering.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Pendle
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Avalon Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Burnley
Active · incorporated 2018 · Burnley
90 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 74% granted
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Pendle granted permission on 8 July 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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