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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

104Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 12,816 approved or refused records

1,420Refused applications

11,396 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2012/0167
The erection of one 'Vestas V27' 31.5m (46m to blade tip) wind turbine
Top Of Croft Farm,Accrington,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0171
Erection of barn for the storage of agricultural machinery and hay
Shay Lane Farm,Shay Lane,Burnley,BB10 3PH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0190
Proposed demolition of properties
1-12,Curlew Gardens,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0191
Notification of intention to carry out works to trees within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
73 Park House,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3ES
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0192
Notificiation of intention to carry out work to trees within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
Towneley Holmes Gatehouse,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3ER
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0227
Proposed erection of agricultural building for storage of machinery, implements, hay etc
Dyneley Farm,Dyneley Lane,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB11 3RE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2012/0229
Modification to the infrastructure for the onsented Reaps Moss Wind Farm including new site entrance, arrangements, rearranged constuction compound and alterations to cutting, access road and hardstandings
Reaps Moss & Access Track,Off Bacup Road,Todmorden,West Yorkshire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2017/0210
Notification of intention to remove one Ash Tree at the front of no. 9 Carlton Road within the Palatine Conservation Area.
9,Carlton Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4JE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2017/0241
Notification of intention to prune 1 Oak Tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
49,Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0133
Proposed installation of one small DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunications cabinet
Side Of 149 Manchester Road/,Carlton Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0134
Proposed installation of one small DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunications cabinet
Side Of 100 Burnley Road,On Queen Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0135
Application of prior approval - Proposed installation of one small DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunications cabinet
Side Of 100 Burnley Road,On Queen Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0138
Proposed installation of one small DSLAM (Digital subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunication cabinet
Side Of 142 Burnley Road/,On Talbot Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0140
Proposed installation of one small DSLAM (Digital subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunication cabinet
Side Of 142 Burnley Road,On Talbot Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0156
Proposed installation of 1 small DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunications cabinet
Rear 22,St James Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0157
Proposed installation of 1 small DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) telecommunications cabinet
Rear 22,St James Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0173
New building stone quarry within historic working area of Twist Hill Quarry with restoration to moorland
Twist Hill Quarry,Todmorden Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0175
Notification of erection of a 300kw wind turbine (Hub height 44m, Overall height 61m)
Copthurst Farm,Barrowford Road,Padiham
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2013/0184
Notification of intention to fell two Sycamore trees within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area
2,Fir Grove Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PX
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0524
Proposed telecommunications installation upgrade and associated works
On Footpath Outside Burnley General Hospital Opposite 115-119,Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2010/0552
Closure and restoration of landfill site to include contour reprofiling, importation of soils and clays for capping purposes and associated landscaping
Former WM Blythe Chemicals,Manchester Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB12 7LF
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2010/0587
Installation of a wind turbine with hub height of 12 metres and blade dia of 5.4 metres
Lower Towneley Playing Field,Towneley Holmes Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4LZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2010/0630
Construct 76 berth marina and slipway, erection of facility building (220 sq m) and utility building (54 sq m), formation of car parking, erection of security fencing (2m high) and retention of car park
Land Adjacent Reedley Marina,Barden Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2010/0650
Application to fell tree within Hurstwood Conservation Area
Hurstwood Cottage,Hurstwood Lane,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3LQ
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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