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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

14,437Searchable applications

108Recorded 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11,384 approved · 1,420 refused · 170 withdrawn.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: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2017/0205
Enlargement of existing porch
4,River Drive,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8SE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0206
Proposed removal of existing antennae and installation of a replacement to extend 7 metres above the roofline.
Padiham Leisure Centre,Park Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 8ED
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0207
Application for consent for the retention of 2 externally illuminated fascia signs, and vinyls on windows (re-submission of planning application APP/2016/0576)
318,Padiham Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6ST
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0208
Proposed single storey extension to side/rear
428,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SU
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0346
Retrospective application for existing parking signage
Tesco Superstores Ltd,Finsley Gate,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2HE
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0347
Proposed single storey rear extension and extension of existing kitchen area (re-submission of APP/2016/0032)
363,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2LB
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0348
Proposed conversion to 8no. flats
32-36,Coal Clough Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0022
Proposed erection of 3no. sets of 2 metre high gates
12-44,Brennand Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1SQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0023
Proposed erection of 3no. sets of 2m high gates
81-101,Queen Victoria Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3BY
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0578
Application to carry out work to various trees covered by the Coal Clough House, Coal Clough Lane No.2 TPO 2000
Coal Clough House,Coal Clough Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4NJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0579
Approval of details reserved by condition on Prior Approval NOT/2016/0396: Condition 3 (cycling storage), Condition 4 (accessible car parking) and Condition 5 (noise impact assessment).
Ashworth House,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1HJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0580
Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations to existing dwelling.
6,Mill Hill Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5QU
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0582
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign
135 139,Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8BA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0583
Proposed new shop front and replacement of shutters to three doors.
135 139,Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8BA
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0584
Retention of existing car park
William Thompson Car Park,Red Lion Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0585
Removal timber garage,workshop,store and erect a new steel clad building with replacement garage, store and hobby workshop building
Light Birks Cottage,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SX
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0417
Outline application for residential development of up to 24 dwellings including details of means of access (all other matters reserved for future approval)
Butchers Farm,Ormerod Street,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NU
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2016/0418
Erection of a 3 bedroom bungalow with courtyard garden
Land To Rear 164,Oxford Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0059
Display of 3no. fascia signage and 6no. other directional and site signage (all staic and internally illuminated).
Apollo Cinema,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2EG
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0060
Proposed first floor rear extension, alterations to the existing roof, erection of porch to the front and formation of driveway access to front.
193,Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PF
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0061
Approval of details reserved by condition on planning permission APP/2016/0503: Conditon 5a, 5b & 5c (investigating, strategy and report of contamination including remediation scheme).
Land At,Double Row,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0062
Proposed extension to existing building to facilitate the indoor storage of motor vehicles
Stockbridge Garage,Stockbridge Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7EX
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0063
Detached double garage
30,Acrefield,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8HN
Received Not published
Decision MadeAPP/2017/0064
Minor material amendment to APP/2015/0227 for proposed extension to medical centre
Ightenhill Medical Centre,Tabor Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0HL
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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