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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11,383 approved · 1,419 refused · 170 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2013/0326
Construction of a pedestrian bridge over canal and creation of new urban square
Sandygate,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0327
Proposed erection of two-storey extension to side elevation of dwelling and enlargement of existing driveway
4,Orpen Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2PB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0328
Retrospective application for the retention of decking areas to front / side and to the rear of the public house and smoking shelter to the rear elevation area
The Queen Hotel,412 Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SU
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0329
Proposed bedroom extension over existing garage
50,Hill Crest Avenue,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4JA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0056
APP/2014/0056: Conditions discharge and approval of details reserved by condition on planning permission APP/2013/0416: Conditions 1 (commencement), 2 (accordance with plans), 4 (external materials), 6 (access and highway improvements), 8 (works management scheme), 9 (wheel wash facility details), 12 (drainage) and 13 (historical records); relating only to that part of the site comprised in the development of Sandygate Mill and the car park.
Land And Buildings Off Trafalgar Street/Sandygate,,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1TE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0359
Proposed conversion of top 2 floors to 3 bedroom flat
10,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0360
Application to prune 1 oak tree covered by the Burnley (Helvellyn Drive, Ightenhill) TPO 1978
22,Helvellyn Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0TA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0361
Discharge of condition 5 of planning permission APP/2010/0346 relating to hard and soft landscaping
Rockwater,Foxstones Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4RS
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0362
Discharge of condition 3 & 4 of planning permission APP/2013/0093 relating to site works and site investigation
Spring Garden Mill,Turf Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3BP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0363
Variation of Condition 5 on Planning Permission APP/2012/0434 (relating to the phasing of the development)
Land At The Junction Of,Station Road & Green Lane,Padiham,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0364
Discharge of condition 20 (part) of planning permission APP/2012/0434 relating to noise
Land At The Junction Of,Station Road & Green Lane,Padiham,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0365
Application to raise the crowns and associated pruning to 2no. Sycamore Trees covered by the Burnley (Queens Park Road) Tree Preservation Order 1984
7,Queens Park Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3LB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0366
Proposed kitchen and utility room extensions to rear
7-9,Altham Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1NE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0367
Proposed erection of four dwellings with means of access (all other matters reserved for future approval)
Land Off,Lower Timber Hill Lane,Burnley,BB11 2RH
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0368
Display of various signage to replace existing
Skipton Building Society 98 102,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0369
Variation of condition 2,3,5 of planning permission 12/02/0117 to allow use for 15 private hire vehicles with parking for: 6 vehicles at rear of 139,141,143 St James's Street; 3 at rear of Garden Bar (No. 135); 4 adjacent to No. 8 Calder Street parking area; and 2 at rear of No. 8 Calder Street, within a garage.
A&B / Prince Taxis,143 St James's Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1PD
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0077
Discharge of Conditions 3 (telescopic bollards at highway access points) and 4 (hard and soft landscaping works) of planning permission APP/2013/0219
Land Adjacent,Trafalgar Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0158
Application to cut back low hanging branches of two Sycamore trees, remove deadwood and crown lift Trees covered by the Burnley (Brun Valley Map5) Tree Preservation order 1974.
5,Spenser Close,Worsthorne,Lancashire,BB10 3LL
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0159
Proposed erection of 1no 36.6 metres high wind turbine (46.3 metres to blade tip) and associated infrastructure.
Land At Sweetwell Lee Green Farm,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0160
Proposed erection of 1no. 30.5 metre high wind turbine (47 metre to blade tip) and associated infrastructure.
Land At Swinden Lee Green Farm,Todmorden Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3PQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0161
Installation of new shop front with security shutters. Erection of single storey extension to rear
72,Yorkshire Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3BT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0162
Installation of new shop front with security shutters, demolition of existing single storey extension to rear and erection of new single storey extension
72,Yorkshire Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3BT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0163
Proposed 2 storey extension to side
165,Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PF
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0164
Amendment to replace glazed roof with slate to match existing; replace hipped roof with standard pitched roof and create a larger window (in reference to planning application APP/2012/0478)
503,Brunshaw Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3JB
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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