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Burnley planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Burnley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Burnley website

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11,385 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 MadeNOT/2010/0233
Proposed erection of portal framed building to house/store haylage/feed
Higher Nutshaw Farm,Manchester Road,Dunnockshaw,Lancashire,BB11 5NT
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2010/0248
Change of use from brick crushing to waste recycling centre
Unit 2,Balderstone Lane,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2TA
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2010/0249
Two storey extension to north elevation
Padiham Green Ce Primary School,St Annes Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7AX
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0214
Revision to access to serve approved 12 wind turbine wind farm at Crook Hill (partially using tracts approved under planning permission 07/00632/WDF and 08/01281/WDF)
Crook Hill Wind Farm,Reddyshore Scout Gate,Todmorden
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0215
Revisions to access to served approved 12 turbine wind farm at Crook Hill (partially using tracks approved under planning permissions 07/00632/WDF and 08/01281/WDF) and removal of contractor compound
Crook Hill Wind Farm,Reddyshore Scout Gate,Todmorden
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0222
Proposal to fell large Lombardy Popular tree withing the Burnley Wood Conservation Area.
Maria Court,Glebe Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3LH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0290
Alterations to form new main entrance with canopy, new window to proposed reception, tarmac turning head within the site and security fencing up to a height of 2.4m.
Christ The King R C School,Calderbrook Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4RB
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1005
Provision of 3 prefabricated wc units with associated hard landscaping
Habergham High School,Kiddrow Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6LH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1013
Notification of intention to remove overhanging limbs & prune back low branches to trees within church yard and also to fell one horse chestnut tree within the Worsthorne Conservation area
St Johns Church,Church Square,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1029
Notification of intention of the removal of trees within the Canalside Conservation Area and relandscape
Finsley Gate No 2 Car Park,Land Adjacent Finsley Gate,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2HA
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1046
Proposed works to remove two large cypress trees within conservation area
Red Lion Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2BX
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1063
Installation of a 10 M 'Camouflaged Lampost' type telecommunication mast supporting 3 antennas contained within a glass reinforced plastic shroud and single radio equipment housing
Junction Rossendale Road And,Manchester Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1071
Installation of a 10 M 'Camouflaged Lampost' type telecommunication mast supporting 3 antennas contained within a glass reinforced plastic shroud and a single radio equipment housing
Junction Of Rossendale Road And,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1095
Notification of Intention to fell one Ash tree & prune seven trees within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area
230,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/1097
Notification of intention to remove self-seeded trees to allow landscaping & return land to previous use as terraced open space & allotments within the Padiham Conservation Area
The Banks,Shuttleworth Street,Padiham,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2007/0018
Retrospective application for a temporary (3 years) secondary access & car park to accomodate 11 vehicles
Unity College,Towneley Holmes Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EN
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2007/0034
Change of use of two areas of land to a county highways depot incorporating the insertion of additional doors and windows to the existing industrial unit; the erection of new entrance barriers, new 2.4m high pallisade fencing and the installation of three demountable units, also the construction of a new salt barn with associated parking and landscaping
Metro Metals Former Michelin Club,Widow Hill Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2TJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0213
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 06/01313 to allow the unloading and loading of the silo cages outside of the permitted hours of use of the composting building
Teg Environmental Ltd,Sharneyford Works,Todmorden
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0433
Erection of research & development building
Calder Vale Park,Simonstone Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0448
Proposed demolition of buildings
Autograph Cars,Parker Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0469
Erection of 11kw wind turbine on a 15m post, overall height to tip of blade 19998mm (19.998m)
Swinshaw Farm,Goodshaw Lane,Rossendale,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0499
Notification to prune and crown lift 3 trees front of dweling, trees within the Burnleywood Conservation Area.
29,Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0500
Notification of intention to prune 2 sycamore trees within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
154,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3ER
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0522
Notification of intention to fell 1 Cherry Tree within Worsthorne Conservation Area
7,Water Street,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NF
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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