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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11,396 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2015/0343
Proposed extension to rear
3,Narvik Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5DN
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0344
Proposed single storey extension
10,Barnfield Avenue,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0347
Proposed erection of garden room
30,Oakwood Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2DY
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0354
Proposed erection of agricultural building
Higher Micklehurst Farm,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5NS
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0359
Proposed erection of agricultural building
Parkgate Farm,Hameldon Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QW
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0373
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 12/00/0277 to allow electricity generation plant to be retained until 31 October 2020 (LCC/2015/0087)
Rowley Landfill Site,Queens Park Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3LB
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0381
Replacement of 12.5m monopole with a 15m phase 4 monopole and 1no. additional equipment cabinet
Land Adjacent Spar Supermarket,Brunshaw Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0382
Replacement of 12.5m monopole with a 15m phase 4 monopole and 1no. additional equipment cabinet
Land Adjacent Spar Supermarket,Brunshaw Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0384
Demolish existing scullery, bay and wc and construct new kitchen extension
8,Oat Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7BQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2015/0389
Request for screening opinion in connection with the proposed redevelopment of the former William Blythe Work Manchester Hapton
Land At,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0051
Provision of 4 temporary teaching units and associated landscaping
Habergham High School,Kiddrow Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6LH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0052
Removal of existing fencing and replacement with 2.4m high securifor 3D fencing to sides and rear of site
Whitegate Childrens Centre,Victoria Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8TG
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0053
Erection of one A1 (retail) unit and one A3 (restaurant) unit (each 465 sq mtrs) (site area 5450 sq mtrs) re-submission
North Valley Retail & Business Park,North Valley Road,Colne
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0054
Erection of two A1 retail units (each 465 sq mtrs) (site area 5450 sq mtrs) re-submission
North Valley Retail & Business Park,North Valley Road,Colne
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0065
Proposed demolition of properties
1, 3, 5 & 7,Verona Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5LP
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0070
Proposed demolition of properties
36 & 38,Harold Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5LJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0071
Proposed demolition of properties
88 & 90,Florence Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5LN
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0072
Proposed demolition of properties
40, 42, 44 & 46,Melrose Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4DX
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2006/0099
Installation of 1no. 15m high monopole with 9no. antenna, 2no. microwave dishes and 1no. Nortel Node B equipment cabinet with ancillary development thereto (the mast will replace the existing 02 mast)
RS Plating Lucas Manufacturing,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2TJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeENQ/2012/0176
Request for screening opinion re: proposed access track including indicative Overtown Bypass and temporary lay-by location
Coal Clough Wind Farm,The Long Causeway,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2003/0208
Establishment and operation of equipment for shdredding of tyres, timber and green waste
Hapton Valley Colliery Site,Accrington Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2003/0212
To construct temporary access off the highway; permanent access road; retaining wall; stepped footway; local land re-profiling; associated fencing and new head wall and removal of 20 metres of hedgerow will be required to construct the headwall
Crow Wood Farm,Holme Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2003/0213
Proposed storage barn
New Forge Stables,Accrington Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0568
Proposed replacement of 15m high telecommunications monopole; supporting six panel antennas; replacement equipment cabin and erection of 2.1m high palisade fencing
Railway Station,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1JZ
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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