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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11,383 approved · 1,419 refused · 170 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/2013/0510
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 6 (coal mining investigation), 8 (wheel wash facilities) and 9 (boundary treatments) of planning permission APP/2012/0152
Land Off,Abel Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0511
Proposed erection of a tuition centre with two practice bays and a toilet facility with storage in connection with the Golf Club
Burnley Golf Club,Glen View Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3RW
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0514
Proposed multi-use games area
Padiham County Primary School,Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8SJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0515
Application to crown thin and crown lift 4no. Sycamore and to fell 1no. Ash tree within G1 and G2 of (Whinn Scar Clough, rear of 30-66 Moseley Road, Burnley) Tree Preservation Order 1976.
Lower Timber Hill,Lower Timber Hill Lane,Burnley,BB11 2RH
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0516
Compliance with conditions on planning permission APP/2010/0513 - conditions 3 (materials), 4 (cycle provision), 11 (construction method statement), 12 (Badger survey), 13 (removal of Japanese Knotweed), and 14 (internal layout)
Gawthorpe Training Ground,Stockbridge Drive,Padiham,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0517
Proposed change of use to residential dwelling
74,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1HN
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0519
Proposed extension to existing retail park to provide 3 retail units (to replace an extant Planning Permission APP/2010/0132)
Land On The North Side Of,Adlington Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0520
Proposed 1st floor extension to front elevation
18,Kirkside View,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5RJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0521
Proposed 2 storey extension to rear (Joint Application)
79 & 81,Windermere Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2AA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0522
Proposed 2 storey extension to rear
81,Windermere Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2AA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0523
Proposed change of use from red cross training centre to 8no. 1 bed apartments
149,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4HT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0203
Security wiring to top of existing parapet walls to Heath Street, Cleaver Street and Swinless Street elevations
Stanley Mill,Shackleton Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0042
Outline planning application to replace existing redundant manufacturing facility with 300 dwellings and associated public open space, including details of access (all other matters reserved for future approval).
Former Baxi Heating UK Ltd,Wyre Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8DJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0043
Alteration to siting of the building (in reference to planning permission APP/2009/0213)
Dale Contractors Adj J Wilman,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2TJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0044
Demolish existing garage and conservatory and erect single storey extension
Bertrulen Towneleyside,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3QT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0045
Proposed kitchen extension
27,Park Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SL
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0046
Erection of new single storey construction skills centre and new single storey teaching block.
Burnley College,Princess Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AN
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0047
Discharge of conditions 1 (commencement), 2 (landscaping) of planning permission APP/2009/0213
Land Off,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0048
Proposed bedroom extension
71,Minehead Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2NP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0050
Proposed erection of workshop and bungalow and use of the land for the servicing and sale of touring caravans
Land Off,Lower Rosegrove Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0051
Display of 2 internally illuminated fascia signs
Service Station,Rossendale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5HU
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0052
Proposed dormer extension
25,Wren Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6QG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0352
Amendment from erection of new single storey construction skills centre and new single storey teaching block, to incorporated internal fit out works and the removal of 1no. rooflight , addition of 1no. single fire door, amendments to the roller shutter to align the scheme to the developed design, addition of proposed ventilation louvers, omission of PV panels and amendments to the proposed site plan (removal of trees T4,G5 and G6 and extension of soft lanscaping to the South) ( in reference to planning permission APP/2014/0046)
Burnley College,Princess Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AN
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0364
Proposed change of use for charitable and social enterprise purposes to include: Part training & education rooms for homeless and excluded groups especially BME women, part accommodation for caretaker, part retail community shop selling furniture, food, pots and household item, part offices, part conference room.
24,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1LA
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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