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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

14,433Searchable applications

104Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 12,804 approved or refused records

1,420Refused applications

11,384 approved · 1,420 refused · 170 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2018/0470
Proposed alterations to front elevation
29 31,Bridge Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1AD
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2018/0473
Change of use from B1 Business to D1 Non-residential Institutions
Unit 7 Evolve At Vision Park,Edison Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0DS
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2018/0049
Installation of 3 sets of alley gates to back street
1-19,Every Street, 32-50 Piccadilly Rd,,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4LX
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0476
Installation of a 250kW Solar PV array and associated infrastructure.
Minewater Treatment,Burnley Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0223
Proposed extensions to the rear and side of existing unit (Class B8) and erection of 1no. new single storey industrial unit with canopy between units (Class B8)
Unit 1 Enterprise House,Billington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5UB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0224
Application to crown lift and prune 1 oak tree covered by the Burnley (20 Constable Avenue) TPO 1977
20,Constable Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2PA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0225
Proposed single storey extension to rear elevation
11,Chiltern Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4NE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0226
Erection of freestanding single storey restaurant with drive-thru, car parking, landscaping and associated works. Installation of 2no. customer order display with associated canopies. Outdoor play space and new retaining wall
Land Adjacent,Princess Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0EQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0227
Approval of details reserved by condition on outline planning permission APP/2011/0362: Condition 39 (Completion report for groundworks).
Burnley Bridge Business Park,Magnesium Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 7BF
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0464
Proposed erection of "TIMPSON" pod within car park area of Superstore and 10 new bollards
Tesco Extra Superstores,Finsley Gate,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2HE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0465
Erection of signage (Internally Illuminated and non-illuminated) relating to new external "TIMPSON" pod within the car park
Tesco Superstores Ltd,Finsley Gate,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2HE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0466
Application to crown raise one Maple Tree covered by the Burnley (St. Mark's Vicarage, Rossendale Road) Tree Preservation Order 1994.
9 St Marks Vicarage,Rossendale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5DQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0467
Proposed change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to shop (Use Class A1) of no. 249 Briercliffe Road to extend existing shop at no. 251 Briercliffe Road
249 - 251,Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1UR
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0468
Application to crown lift two trees covered by the Burnley (St. John the Baptist, Gannow Lane) Tree Preservation Order 1981
Flat 12 St Johns Court,Wordsworth Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6QE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0168
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development to show that the development of a commercial riding arena and stables was carried out in accordance to planning permission APP/2008/0687.
Musty Haulgh Barn,Granville Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2RA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0171
Discharge of conditions 4 and 7 of planning application APP/2016/0528, relating to the Proposed erection of new warehouse distribution centre (use class B8), together with associated ancillary office and amenity accommodation, vehicle manoeuvring and circulation infrastructure construction method statement (Condition 4); and programme of works statement (condition 7)
Land At,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0293
Amendments to scheme for 2no. cottages including minor changes to design, boundary treatment, garden levels and retaining wall to front (variation of condition 2 on planning permission APP/2016/0209).
1 & 2 Gorple Cottages,Wallhurst Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3NY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0294
Extensions to the rear and gable elevation of bungalow and internal alterations.
3,Hill Crest Avenue,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4JA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0295
Proposed erection of porches to front and rear elevations of dwelling.
2,Langdale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 8NY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0296
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling house (Use Class C3) to supported housing scheme and erection of single storey extension to the rear.
1,Park Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4RH
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0297
Dining/Kitchen extension to rear garden area
51,Crow Wood Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0JG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0298
Proposed single storey side extension and alterations.
Monk Hall,Monk Hall Lane, Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3PJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0299
Proposed single storey side extension and alterations and demolition of exisitng garage and link extension
Monk Hall,Monk Hall Lane, Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3PJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0300
Variation of condition 6 (relating to operating hours of 9:30am to 7pm on any day) of planning permission APP/2016/0007, change of operating hours to 9:30am - 9pm Monday-Thursday, Sunday and bank holidays, Friday - Saturday 9:30 am - 10pm
318,Padiham Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6ST
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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