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Burnley Borough Council
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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11,383 approved · 1,419 refused · 170 withdrawn.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: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2014/0249
Display of 1no. panel and post, static and externally illuminated signage system and 1no. site hoarding panel, non-illuminated.
Land At Corner Of,Rectory Road & Grosvenor Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0373
Application for approval of reserved matters for residential development under outline planning permission APP/2011/0329. Approval sought for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale
Primrose Mill,Harrison Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2HY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0374
Approval of details reserved by condition on planning permission APP/2012/0450: condition 3 (landfill / gas ground contamination) and condition 5 (coal mining)
Burnley Youth Theatre,Queens Park Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3LB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0375
To replace windows to front and back, from white UPVC framed double glazed to timber (softwood) double glazed, mock sash windows
232,Lowerhouse Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6LP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0376
Approval of details reserved by condition on listed building consent APP/2010/0468: condition 2 (window details)
Ivy Cottage,Hurstwood Lane,BB10 3LG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0379
Demolition of single terraced house/shop and rebuilding to form single dwelling
44,Coal Clough Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4NS
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0380
Discharge of conditions 1 (new shopfront); 3 (fume extraction); 5 ( noise insulation) of planning application APP/2010/0226 relating to the proposed change of use from shop to cafe/take-away shop, new shopfront, roller shutters and ventilation duct to rear.
137,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1PD
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0381
Installation of 2no. wind turbines with a hub height of 32m and a height to blade tips of 47m with associated equipment.
Old Barn Farm,Off Accrington Road,Burnley,BB11 5QJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0383
Proposed change of use of bakery unit to a private hire booking office, operating 14 private hire vehicles, 24 hours for 7 days a week, with 2 parking spaces within the unit, 2 parking spaces directly outside and 10 spaces to the gable elevation of block A (unit 10 & 11), total 14 parking spaces).
Unit 10 Smallshaw Industrial Estate,Phoenix Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5SX
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0384
Discharge of conditions 1 (commencement); 2 (accordance); 3 (materials); 4 (use class); 5 (Water Pollution Prevention Method Statement); 6 & 7 (ecology) of planning permission APP/2013/0020
Dry Dock Bank Hall Colliery,Off Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3AG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0387
Extension to side over existing ground floor extension
3,Higham Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 9AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0093
Application to carry out remedial work to a Copper Beech tree covered by the Burnley (Brooklands Road, Burnley) TPO 1978 and within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
53,Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0172
Proposed cycle link path to off-site cycle network (in reference to planning permission APP/2014/0060)
Burnley Bridge Business Park,Padiham,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0175
Proposed conservatory to rear
42,Coronation Avenue,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7BT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0176
Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use of the Homebase store for any use that falls within A1 (shops) of the use classes order 1987 (as amended).
Homebase Ashfield Retail Centre,Calder Vale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1BT
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0177
Display of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage
Vantage Group Ltd,Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5EX
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0178
Approval of details reserved by condition on planning permission APP/2013/0326: Condition 3 (footbridge details), Condition 4 (samples of materials), Condition 5 (bridge interfaces) and Condition 6 (street furniture).
Sandygate,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0181
Proposed 2 storey extension to side of house and formation of dormers to rear
15,Garswood Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0EE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0182
Discharge of conditions 4 and 6 of reserved matters application APP/2013/0373 relating to materials and landscaping (pursuant to outline planning permission APP/2011/0329)
Primrose Mill,Harrison Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2HY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0186
Proposed demolition of first floor existing extension and rebuild and infill at ground floor level, with the erection of a new extension to the side elevation of the dwelling.
32,Ormerod Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3NU
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0187
Carrying out the change of use granted by planning permission 12/74/0148 without complying with condition 1, thereby allowing the premises to be used for any use within Use Class A2.
58,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NH
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0188
Erection of 1st floor balcony to side elevation of Victoria Wing to receive new security/privacy fencing
Victoria Wing Burnley General Hospital,Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2013/0070
Discharge of conditions 1-7 inclusive of planning permission APP/2011/0537
Primrose Mill,Martin Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1SH
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2014/0016
Proposed 2 storey extension to rear of 4 Tennis Street, single storey extension to rear of 6 Tennis Street. Detached garage to land adjacent canal
4-6,Tennis Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3AG
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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