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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11,396 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2014/0144
Notification of intention to fell 2no. Sycamore, 1no. Lime and remove one large branch of a Horse Chestnut trees within the Top O' th' Town Conservation Area
Mohiuddin International Girls College,Ormerod Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2RX
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2014/0146
Installation of Modular Building approx 56sq metres GIFA (LCC ref: LCC/2014/0058)
Rosewood Primary School,Rosewood Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2PH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0144
Notification of intention to fell a tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
165,Woodgrove Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2016/0282
Notification of intention to fell a tree within the Palatine Conservation Area
163 (Greenhill Social Bowling Club),Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4HS
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0015
Single storey extension to rear
38,Caernarvon Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6BD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0016
Proposed single storey garden room extension to rear
60,Leigh Park,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5PD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0023
New building to house biomass boilers including 2 x 9m high flues
Hapton Valley Colliery Site,Accrington Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QG
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0039
Notification of intention to prune and fell trees within the Jib Hill Conservation Area
Plane Tree Hill,Marsden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2DD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0043
Single storey rear conservatory
4,Essex Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6DE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0045
Proposed kitchen and shower room to rear yard area
98,New Hall Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1JJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0047
Notification of intention to prune tree within Worsthorne Conservation Area
20,The Square,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NG
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0052
Erection of agricultural building (14m x 10m x 1.17m height)
Hunters Holme,Grove Lane,Higham
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0063
Single storey extension to rear
Holt Hill Farm,Halifax Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3QS
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0069
Change of use from agricultural land to equine (sui generis), formation of a riding arena and erectio of 6 LED floodlights
Pendle Hall Farm,Grove Lane,Higham
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0070
Single storey rear extension
37,Heckenhurst Avenue,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JN
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2008/0743
Outline consent for comprehensive development of the Heart Tithebarn Regenration Area (approximately 15 hectares).
Tithebarn Street ( And Surrounding Area),Preston,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0283
Proposed single storey rear extension
26,Belgrave Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0285
Proposed change of use of Agricultural building to two self contained dwellings
Tractor Shed Bottin Mews,Extwistle Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3PE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0286
Proposed demolition of former Gannow Baths
Former Gannow Baths,Sycamore Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6QP
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0287
Single storey extension to rear
1,Ada Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1RS
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0291
Proposed single storey rear extension - 4.84m from the rear; 4.00m to the ridge height and 2.875m to the eaves
17,Ightenhill Park Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0LE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0310
Change of use from retail shop (Class A1) to coffee/dessert shop (Class A3)
3-5,Standish Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0319
Proposed pitch roof kitchen extension to rear yard - 4.250m from the rear; 3.450m to the ridge height and 2.400m to the eaves
8,Mitella Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4DS
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2018/0330
Notification of intention to fell 2 fir trees within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area
27,Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
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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