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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11,396 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decision MadeNOT/2004/0986
Installation of telecommunications base station comprising 7m x 7m fenced compound containing 20m high "Cyprus tree" mast with 6 antennae and equipment cabinets
Belvedere & Caldervale Sports Club,Holden Road,Nr Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/1007
Erection of new building and change of use to recycling site for the end of life vehicles and recycling ferrous and non-ferrous materials
Metro Metals Former Michelin Club,Widow Hill Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2TJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/1008
Proposed 15m high steel phase 3 slimline monopole mast supporting 6no. antennas; 1no. 0.3m dia dish antenna; 1no. 0.6m dia dish antenna plus 2no. radio equipment cabinets (0.93m x 1.30m x 1.62m) all sited within 6.0m x 4.5m palisade fenced compound
Land Adjacent,Rosegrove Lane,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0012
Appliation to prune tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
71,Woodgrove Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EL
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0036
Provision of 2no. two storey extensions to existing building plus a conservatory; provision of new road, car parking and landscaping
Woodside Hfe,Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8SD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0042
Provision of a 2-storey sports hall; changing pavilion; floodlit all-weather pitch; floodlit tennis courts; both units with 3.6m high ball-stop fencing; re-profiled grass pitches (2no); athletics track; cricket square; junior pitch; new access road and car park and associated external works
St Theodores R C High School,Ormerod Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3AA
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0067
Construction of 2 no. private roads off Cog Lane each with one footpath crossing and four individual parking bays - Construction of new school access road off Cog Lane and associated footpaths
Land In Front Of 233-239 & 247-253 And Land Between 239-247,Cog Lane,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0165
Proposed agricultural storage building
Hillside Farm,Accrington Road,BB11 5PE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0176
Erection of a building and hardstanding for end-of-life vehicle breaking
Hapton Valley Colliery Site,Accrington Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/0240
Proposed erection of 12 houses
Land Off,Gorple Street,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeENQ/2017/0268
Installation of electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to radio equipment housing. (Upgrade to the existing telecommunications apparatus).
R S Plating Limited Wilbar Works,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2DB
Received Not published
Decision MadeENQ/2017/0272
Existing 3no. antenna to be removed and replaced with 3no. antenna on existing support poles, and associated development.
Keirby Hotel Friendly,Keirby Walk,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2DE
Received Not published
Decision MadeENQ/2017/0327
Continuation of previous phases of roofworks, wall cladding and external areas to form light industrial use
Site At,Bancroft Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeENQ/2017/0340
Removal of 3no MBNL 1800 antennas and replace with 3no. MBNL 2600 antennas
Lookers Garage,Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4AS
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2007/0220
Proposed installation and operation of 5 wind turbines and associated infrastructure (including transformers,access tracks, a sub-station and meteorlogical mast) for the generation of wind power.
Todmorden Moor,Flower Scarr Road,Todmorden,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2007/0221
Proposed upgrade of access track to service proposed Reaps Moss Wind Farm
Access Track Off,Bacup Road,Todmorden,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2009/0040
Notification of intention to fell 3 sycamore trees within the Jib Hill Conservation Area.
33 - 39,Marsden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2DE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2009/0041
Notification of intention to fell one tree at rear within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
75,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3ES
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2009/0053
Retrospective change of use of part of the care home to offices and support centre including the widening of the access on Morse Street, creation of a pedestrian walkway and barrier, bin store and associated landscaping works
Burnley Family Support & Resource Centre,Morse Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4PB
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2005/0919
Notification of intention to fell 3 trees within the Town Centre Conservation Area
Town Hall Car Park,Off Yorke Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2005/0923
Erection of 2.4m high securifor 3D mesh fencing to boundary of school
Christ The King R C School,Calderbrook Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4RB
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/1017
Application to remove cherry tree and prune 1 beech tree within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area
The Old Chapel,Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/1029
Application to fell one oak tree and draw back the crown and removal of dead wood to another oak tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
167B,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2004/1050
Demolition of existing maggot farm and erection of building for composting
Sharneyford Works,Bacup Road,Todmorden
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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