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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 · 12,814 approved or refused records
1,420Refused applications

11,394 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeNOT/2006/0173

    Proposed 12m Vodafone streetworks telecomunications monopole, complete with shrouded antenna in addition to affiliated equipment cabinets

    Farrington Road,Burnley

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeNOT/2006/0175

    Proposed 12m vodafone streetworks telecommunications monopole complete with shrouded antenna in addition to affiliated equipment cabinets

    Farrington Road,Rossendale Road Industrial Estate,Burnley

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeNOT/2006/0220

    Waste Transfer station

    Metro Metals Former Michelin Club,Widow Hill Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2TJ

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeNOT/2006/0299

    Notification of intention to fell one Ash tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area

    19,Redgate Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EG

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeNOT/2006/0331

    Notification of intention to fell one poplar tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area

    139,Woodgrove Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EQ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeNOT/2006/0354

    Construction of new 1050 place secondary community college and demolition of existing school; construction of new car park access road, play ground facilities, new sports pitches and tennis courts with associated security and ball retention fencing and floodlighting. Erection of 10m high 3 dia. wind turbine and photovoltaic cells will be incorporated onto the site and building fabric and associated landscaping

    Gawthorpe High School,Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8ST

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeNOT/2006/0355

    Construction of new 600 place sixth form college and colocated 350 place primary school; 50 place generic learning difficulty primary special school; childrens centre public library and faith centre and the construction of new car park access road and play ground facilties and new sports pitches and tennis courts with associated security and ball retention fencing and floodlighting; erection of 10m high 3m dia. wind turbine and photovoltaic cells will be incorporated on to the site and building fabric and associated landscaping

    Barden High School,Heald Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1JB

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeNOT/2010/0304

    Notification of intention to fell one Ash tree and one Sycamore tree within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area

    1,Redgate Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EG

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0036

    REMOVAL OF AN EXISTING CONCRETE SECTIONAL STORE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW ENLARGED STORE FACILITY.

    Basnett Street Nursery School,Basnett Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3ES

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0104

    Notification to fell two trees within the Burney Wood Conservation Area

    130,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3ER

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0114

    Construction of a temporary road onto the site from Barden Lane (oppostie Godiva St) to allow access to the site from the date of approval until end of April 2009

    Site Of The New Burnley Campus Building,Barden Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1JA

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0117

    Application to fell 6 conifers within the Worsthorne Conervation Area.

    8,Hope Street,Worsthorn,Lancashire,BB10 3LT

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0168

    Proposed non-food retail development

    Land At,New Hall Hey,Rawtenstall

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0229

    Provision of new car park with separate access providing four car parking spaces

    Rosegrove Nursery School,Havelock Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6AJ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0237

    Proposed erection of security fencing around the perimeter of playground to match existing

    Stoneyholme County Primary School,Oswald Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0DA

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0281

    Notification to fell two trees within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area

    51A,Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadeNOT/2007/0294

    Installation and operation of five wind turbines and associated infrastructure (including transformers, access tracks and temporary construction compound) for the generation of wind power (as part of larger scheme for 12 windfarms)

    Land At Crook Hill,Reddyshore Scout Gate Lane,Todmorden

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0082

    Erection of portal frame building for agricultural use

    Higher Micklehurst Farm,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5NS

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0094

    Proposed installation of one high speed broadband telecommunications equipment cabinet

    Opposite Parliament Street,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0095

    Application of prior approval - proposed installation of one high speed broadband telecommunications equipment cabinet

    Opposite Parliament Street,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0477

    Change of use to plastic recycling facility

    27,Stockbridge Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7HA

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0493

    Erection of a single wind turbine with tip height of up to 77m, associated hard standing access track, electrical control building and temporary (12 month) anemometer mast

    Wooley Lane Farm,Wooley Lane,Accrington,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0496

    Proposed single storey lean-to extension to rear

    30,Caernarvon Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6BD

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeNOT/2013/0504

    Notification of intention to prune 1 Beech Tree and the removal of various conifers and bushes within Harle Syke Conservation Area

    St James Church,Church Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2HU

    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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