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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

14,430Searchable applications

102Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 12,802 approved or refused records

1,419Refused applications

11,383 approved · 1,419 refused · 170 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2014/0114
Erection of 3no. wind turbines of no greater than 126m to tip height and associated infrastructure
Delf Hill,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0115
Application for approval of details reseved by conditions (3) Archaeology, (4) Car Park and (6) external materials relating to planning application erection of three retails units (APP/2013/0519)
Burnley Retail Park,Church Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0117
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions (2) Archaeology and (5) external materials, relating to planning application erection of stand alone coffe shop (Use A1/A3) together with amended parking, Layout, landscaping and associated works (APP/2013/0092)
Land At Burnley Retail Park,Church Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0118
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions (2) Archaeoloy, (3) Car Parking and (5) External Materials, relating to planning application erection of three retail units (APP/2010/0132)
Land At Burnley Retail Park,Chucrh Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0120
Application to fell one Horse Chestnut tree covered by the Burnley Land at Lennox Street, Worsthorne Tree Preservation Order 2006
Land At Rear Of 10,Lennox Street,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3LY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0122
Erection of 3no. detached dwellings (including details of means of access with layout, appearance, scale and landscaping reserved for future approval), together with the use of the adjacent land as a community garden
Land Off,Lennox Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0123
Application to crown lift one Sycamore tree covered by the Burnley (Brun Valley Map 4) TPO 1974
Foxstones Farm Cottage,Foxstones Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4RT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0124
Proposed change of use from restaurant to children's nursery for 40 children
2,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4AE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0501
Display of 1no. panel and post non-illuminated signage system
Land At The Corner Of,Grosvenor Street / Rectory Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0515
Proposed single storey extension to side elevation
37,Hurstwood Lane,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3LF
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0516
Proposed orangery to rear
17,The Chase,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0EY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0517
Approval of details reserved by condition on planning permission APP/2012/0343 condition 3 (ground contamination), condition 4 (materials), condition 7 (construction management plan and condition 8 (landscape scheme)
Land At,Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0518
Proposed change of use of ground floor of former retail shop (A1) to use as a bookmakers office (A2)
6A/8,Parker Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2BY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0449
Application to crown lift/ prune 13 trees and fell trees T21 Ash and T33 Lime covered by the Burnley (Ightenhill Farm) Tree Preservation Order 1984.
Ightenhill Farm,Ightenhill Park Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0RP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0450
Proposed demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new annexe
Burnley Youth Theatre,Queens Park Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3LB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0451
Discharge of condition 6 of planning permission APP/2012/0312 relating to replacement of protected trees
Bank Hall Nursing Home,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2AA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0452
Proposed part roof raising of existing single north light roof bays to accomodate a new 8 colour flexographic printing press
Learoyd Packaging Heasandford Mill,Netherwood Road,Burnley,BB10 3PZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0454
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Part) and 15 of Planning Permission APP/2010/0713 relating to site access point, off site highway improvements and wheel scrubbing / wash down facilities of vehicles
Land At The Junction Of Station Road And,Green Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 8EB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0456
Further extension to rear 2 storey extension (in reference to planning permission APP/2012/0318)
8,Valley Gardens,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0457
Proposed change of use from auto windowscreen unit to a gymnasium, ancillary office and changing rooms (Opening hours 07:00 to 21:00 Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 15:00 Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays)
81,Hammerton Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1LE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0524
Details of car parking layout and pedestrian access in compliance with conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission APP/2012/0360
1 The Halstead Centre,Liverpool Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6HQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0525
Display of 1no. internally, halo-illuminated, static signage
Fire Station,Ormerod Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3AA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0527
Proposed change of use from Use Class A1 (retail) to Use Class A5 (hot food take-away) with opening hours 11:00 to 01:00 Monday to Saturday and 11:00 to 24:00 Sunday and Bank Holidays
262 264,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1DZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2012/0529
Proposed two-storey extension to side elevation of dwelling
61,Bamburgh Drive,Burnley,BB12 0TE
Received Not published

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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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