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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 dates

14,423Searchable applications

105Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 12,797 approved or refused records

1,419Refused applications

11,378 approved · 1,419 refused · 169 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Apply for planning permission Contact planning Making contact with the planning application team.Local plan Planning Policy and the Local Plan Pre-application advice Contacting the planning app team and pre-application advice Conservation areas Adopted Local Plan Conservation Areas Article 4 directions Article 4 direction areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@burnley.gov.uk Council 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/2004/1145
Extension to provide granny annexe
2,Lowerfields,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6PF
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1148
Use of premises for residential
Flat 1 74,Yorkshire Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3BT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1152
Proposed change of use from pool / fitness centre to church with retention of community use of adjacent land
Gannow Baths,Sycamore Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6QP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1155
Proposed kitchen/bedroom extension
18,Poets Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 6NR
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1157
Display of two internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs
Land At,Whitham Street/Cow Lane,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1160
Proposed change of use from workshop to dwellinghouse
4,Wilton Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3HR
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1161
Removal of Condition 5 on planning permission 12/01/0341 relating to the provision of off-site highway works
Land At,Clevelands Road/,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1162
Extension of existing car park
Land Adjacent General Scarlet P.H,Accrington Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1164
Retention of banner
Fireplace Warehouse Clough Street Warehouse,Clough Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4BG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1168
Proposed conservatory to rear
154,Marsden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2QP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1169
Proposed two storey extension
Hollins Barn Hollins Farm,Ightenhill Park Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0RW
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1170
Erection of 3.6m high green palisade fencing
Fireplace Warehouse Clough Street Warehouse,Clough Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4BG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1171
Proposed erection of one dwelling including details of means of access (all other matters reserved for future approval)
Land Off,Raeburn Avenue,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2004/1172
Proposed first floor extension to rear
12,Slade Lane,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 9AA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0213
Retention of shed attached to garage
8,Harrow Close,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7DJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0214
Proposed garage
Rear Of 24,Rutland Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6AN
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0215
Proposed change of use from one dwelling to two dwellings
The Old Chapel House,Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8SS
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0216
Proposed erection of 8no. industrial units (uses B1, B2 & B8)
Land Off,Widow Hill Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0217
Erection of timber cabin for use as assembly space for green woodworking
Old Walled Garden,Towneley Hall,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4SD
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0218
Erection of a processing building for the on-site kitchen waste composting operation
Old Walled Garden,Towneley Hall,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0219
Proposed two storey extension to gable elevation
19,Kirkfell Drive,Ightenhill,Lancashire,BB12 8AZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0220
Replacement detached garage
45,Horning Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2NT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0221
Proposed porch & toilet extension to front elevation
11,South Drive,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8SH
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2005/0222
Proposed replacement conservatory
10,Copperfield Close,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3RT
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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Researching a proposal in Burnley Borough Council

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How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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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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