Building Schemes – The Story So Far.

The HAZ funding is taking shape on Lower Saint James Street. The goal – changing perceptions of heritage and enhancing local historic character, making the conservation area an attractive, engaging and vibrant place.

Country House Gallery – 134-138 Saint James Street

The Country House Gallery has received a grant to re-decorate the shop front to showcase traditional techniques and heritage skills to owners, businesses and visitors to St James’s Street, Burnley.

This Country House Gallery shop front scheme took place in the 2021 of the HAZ project,

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143 Saint James Street

The first shop front restoration scheme to be completed.

This scheme has been vital to demonstrate to other properties the fantastic opportunity that the High Street HAZ scheme provides. Breathing life into a building that is in a prominent position on the high street

143 is completed and has benefit from a new traditional shop front and awning, sash windows, re-roof , replacement of chimney stack and relining of gutters. This project has uplifted the block and compliments other properties on the block and the new public realm works.

The scheme was delivered by Penyard Contractors. The proposals were put together by professional agent Lea Hough, with input from the owner, Buttress Architects, and Burnley council’s planning officer. 

160 Saint James Street

Before these works started this building was in a very poor state of repair and had lost a lot all the original features. The property had been vacant since 2020, previously a very successful Vegan cafe.

A transformational project at 160 which consisted of a new traditional shopfront, reinstatement of original oriel bays windows, roof and rainwater goods. First fix internal works to bring a vacant space back into use as creative spaces for local practitioners.

Internally is has been converted from a vacant café into office / exhibition space creating a public facing cultural community hub.  This has brought new activity and life into the High Street Heritage Action Zone conservation area and is a great outcome of the project.

The scheme was delivered by Penyard Contractors. The proposals were put together by professional agent Lea Hough, with input from the owner, Buttress Architects, and Burnley Council’s Planning Officer.

156 Saint James’s Street

This property was a vacant taxi office and alterations had detracted away from the conservation are original details.

A transformation project at 156. The 3 properties restored next to each other uplift the block and really complements the street and public realm works.

A vacant taxi office now a Plumbing and Electrical business with showrooms on the upper floors.

The project consisted of a new Traditional shopfront, reinstatement of the oriel bay windows to the upper floors with stonework repairs.

The scheme was delivered by Penyard Contractors. The proposals were put together by professional agent Lea Hough, with input from the owner, Buttress Architects, and Burnley Council’s Planning Officer.

153 Saint James’ Street

This property had been vacant for some time and had started to show signs of deterioration.

153 now a beautiful restored building.

The project consisted of a new traditional shopfront and beautiful architectural windows to the first floor and sash to the upper floors along with some repairs.

The project was delivered by Northern Investment Properties, The proposals were put together by professional agent Intelligent Design Centre, with input from the owner, Buttress Architects, and Burnley Council’s Planning Officer.

123 – 125 Saint James Street

The schemes exemplar building.

This property had been a vacant clothing shop since the pandemic. Now a beautiful exhibition and social space for artists to come and grow in the Cultural Quarter.

123 Saint James Street now a transformational building, this scheme really shows a beautiful example of restoration at its best.

The building has benefit from two traditional shopfronts, fully restored stained glass and crittal windows to the front elevation, new roof and rainwater goods, cleaned and restored stone work along with a shell plus fit out internally including restored parquet flooring.

The project was delivered by Halestone Restoration, The proposals were put together by professional agent Lea Hough, with input from Burnley Council’s Planning Officer.