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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
105Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 12,805 approved or refused records
1,420Refused applications

11,385 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 permissionContact planning Making contact with the planning application team.Local plan Planning Policy and the Local PlanPre-application advice Contacting the planning app team and pre-application adviceConservation areas Adopted Local Plan Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions Article 4 direction areas

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Decision MadeAPP/2018/0025

    Use of site as residential care home/nursing home (Class C2), together with retention of extension to hardstanding and landscape treatment.

    1 The Paddock,Highfield Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PS

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0464

    Conversion of attached double garage to kitchen/family room

    22,Clover Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0EX

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0465

    Proposed 2 storey extension to rear

    2,Merton Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0DG

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0466

    New shop front

    11 15,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1QL

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0467

    Display of various signage

    11 15,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1QL

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0468

    Proposal to erect home office/studio, potting shed and greenhouse

    11,Mount Lane,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4TL

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0469

    Proposed dormer to side elevation (amendment to previous planning application APP/2014/0437)

    6,Fairfield Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PU

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0470

    Proposed change of use from use class A1 to use class A3 for the first floor and rear small store area to ground floor with minor amendments to external elevations.

    62,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NH

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0471

    Replacement of timber warehouse pedestrian access door with timber/steel composite door. Replacement of timber/glass cottage door with timber/steel composite door

    Canal Cottage,Lowerhouse Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6HU

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0552

    Retention of existing class A4 use (noting that this may include any change to Classes A3, A2 and A1 permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended), and, use as Hot Food Shop (A5), on ground floor, together with alterations to provide new shop fronts and rear acces; 5no self contained studio flats on upper floors, with access via proposed rear stairway.

    112 Wheatsheaf Inn,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1LP

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0553

    Extend to the side to provide bedroom over garage/utility room. Two storey extension to the rear.

    29,Raygill Avenue,Burnley,BB11 4RA

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0554

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 of planning permission APP/2015/0590

    Apollo Cinema,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2EG

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0555

    Removal of existing flat roof extension, formation of proposed single storey flat roof extension.

    10,Wensley Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4RF

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0557

    Proposed detached garage/workshop

    Pottery Farm,The Long Causeway,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4RP

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0558

    Proposed first floor extension to side.

    7,Harefield Rise,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0EZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeAPP/2017/0216

    Change of use from shop to dwelling

    146,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1DT

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadeAPP/2017/0217

    Change of use to 31no. apartments with external alterations

    18 24,Nicholas Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2AP

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeAPP/2017/0218

    Change of use to 31no. apartments with external alterations

    18 24,Nicholas Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2AP

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeAPP/2017/0219

    Change of use of pavillion to provide a cafe / community room / office;conversion of boat house to cafe; and provision of new 6 metres high 'space net' equipment in play area.

    Thompson Park,Ormerod Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2RU

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeAPP/2017/0220

    Erect freestanding wall to place name plaques adjoining consecrated ground in graveyard

    St Leonard's Church Cemetery,Blackburn Road,Pdiham,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeAPP/2017/0221

    Full erection of retractable roof structure and full-height vertical screens to enclose existing balcony

    Reedley Marina,Barden Lane,Brierfield,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0368

    Proposed two storey extension to side of the dwelling

    27,Chiltern Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4NE

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0369

    Proposed extension to rear and side of property to incorporate a bedroom and shower

    33,St Cuthbert Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1UD

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeAPP/2016/0371

    Application to crown lift trees covered by the Burnley (Land at Lowerhouse between Bear Street, Knotts Lane and East of the railway) TPO 1975 and T2 covered by the Burnley( Green Brook, Lowerhouse) Tree Preservation Order 1993.

    Rear 6-20,Low Bank,Burnley,Lancashire

    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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