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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11,396 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2016/0031
Erection of 1.3m High railings to perimeter wall
Burnley Youth Zone,Whittam Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1LW
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0038
Redevelopment of site infilled lagoons with erection of new investment casting foundry and staff sports hall building with associated access, parking provisions and landscaping
Calder Vale Park,Simonstone Lane,Lancashire,BB12 7ND
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0041
Proposal to remove sycamore tree within the churchyard, tree within Harle Syke Conservation Area
St James Church,Church Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2HU
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0093
Proposed single storey rear conservatory
5,Apex Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5NG
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0095
Proposed removal of an exitsing 15 type 'E' column supporting 3no TEF shrouded antenas to be replaced with a new 17.5 M Jupiter column supporting 6no new VF/TEF antenas
Telecommunications Mast (Old Depot) Greenbrook Works,Lowerhouse Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0096
Proposed removal of an existing 15 M type 'E' column supporting 3no TEF shrouded antenas to be replaced with a new 15 metres high Jupiter column supporting 3 new shrouded antennas
Telecommunications Mast (Old Depot) Greenbrook Works,Lowerhouse Lane,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0098
Proposal to fell Horse Chestnut tree within the Burnley Wood conservation area
155,Woodgrove Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0100
Conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling
Land Off,Extwistle Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0417
Proposed single storey rear extension
17-19,Murray Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1SB
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0155
Erection of 1 No endurance E-4660 wind turbine 24.8m hub height, 36.6m to blade tip.
Belmont Farm,Clinkham Road,Great Harwood,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0156
Proposed demolition of fire damaged building.
Land Off,Sycamore Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0164
Proposed single storey extension to rear of property (full width of property)
29,Andelen Close,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0173
Proposed single storey rear extension
83,Leamington Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3EY
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0176
Proposed demolition of buildings.
Former Hameldon Community College,Byron Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 6NU
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0190
Change of use from retail (A1) to cafe (A3)
24 26,St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0191
Proposed conservatory to rear elevation.
23,Telford Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0LQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0192
Proposed single storey rear extension
20,Montgomery Grove,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6DR
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0207
Proposed single storey extension
525,Red Lees Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4TD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0209
Proposed single storey extension
3,Herkomer Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3QD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0216
Notification of intention to carry out work to trees within the Worsthorne Conservation Area
44,Water Street,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NF
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0228
Notification of intention to fell 1 sycamore tree within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area
15,Kingsland Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PU
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0377
Proposed demolition of building identified as Area 3 in the application (former Intack barn)
Former Bull And Butcher Inn,Manchester Road,Habergham Eaves,Lancashire,BB11 3QG
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2017/0371
Proposed single storey extension to rear
2,Horning Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2NT
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2017/0374
Notification of intention to prune trees within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
167B Oak Hill,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EE
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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