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England · Local authority
Burnley Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Burnley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates14,417Searchable applications
104Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 12,792 approved or refused records
1,419Refused applications
11,373 approved · 1,419 refused · 168 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Apply for planning permissionContact planning Making contact with the planning application team.Local plan Planning Policy and the Local PlanPre-application advice Contacting the planning app team and pre-application adviceConservation areas Adopted Local Plan Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions Article 4 direction areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@burnley.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas12 mapped area records9 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision MadeAPP/2005/0244
Operation of 1 private hire vehicle for airport transfers
63,Westwood Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0HR
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0245
Proposed pitched roof to existing rear extension and loft conversion with addition of two velux rooflights
19,St Annes Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7AX
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0249
Proposed bedroom/shower room extension
5,Rossetti Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2NP
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0251
Proposed 1st floor extension over existing kitchen
72,Kiddrow Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6LH
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0256
Proposed toilet extension to rear
186,Brunshaw Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4DG
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0260
Proposed single storey extension to rear
14,Darnley Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4PG
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0265
Proposed sign board
St Peters Centre,Church Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2DL
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0266
Substitution of one house with one pair of semi's and change of house type
Plots 4 & 4A Summit Works,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5NS
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0267
Proposed first floor extension
365,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2LB
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0268
Proposed dormer & kitchen extension to rear and provision of door to cellar on front elevation
24,Blackburn Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8JZ
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0269
Proposed development of 14no. apartments
Cooper Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2HF
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0270
Proposed erection of 4 apartments
Land Off,Finsley Street,Burnley
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0271
Application to fell T5 lime tree and crown lift T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14 and T15 trees covered by the Burnley (Worsthorne Square) Tree Preservation Order 1974 and also within the Worsthorne Conservation Area
35-41,Church Square,Worsthorne,Lancashire,BB10 3NH
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0272
Proposed erection of attached garage to rear
395,Padiham Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6SZ
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0598
Proposed conservatory to rear
562,Padiham Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6TQ
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0605
Proposed two storey dwelling
10,Buttermere Road,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 4HU
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0606
Retention of boundary wall and fence.
106,Victoria Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8RE
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0608
Proposed new industrial unit
6E North West Reclamation Shuttleworth Mead Business Park,Mead Way,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7NG
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0609
Application to fell one hawthorn trees covered by the Burnley (land at Church St. Harle Syke) Tree Preservation Order 1993
60,Church Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2HU
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0615
Proposed single storey extension to rear
13,Barbon Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1TS
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2004/0617
Proposed 3 industrial units
Smallshaw Industrial Estate,Phoenix Way,Burnley
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0589
Proposed single storey extension to rear elevation
19,Tennyson Avenue,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8TE
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0590
Provision of portable cabin to provide additional classroom with toilet & handwash facility
Morecambes Lodge,Cemetery Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5QB
Received Not published - Decision MadeAPP/2005/0591
Proposed conservatory to rear
147,Ridge Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3JD
Received Not published
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Burnley Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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