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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11,396 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 permissionContact planning Making contact with the planning application team.Local plan Planning Policy and the Local PlanPre-application advice Contacting the planning app team and pre-application adviceConservation areas Adopted Local Plan Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions Article 4 direction areas

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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

  1. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0600

    Kitchen and garage extension with balcony over kitchen

    Cemetery Lodge House,Cemetery Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5QB

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0015

    Demolition of existing nursery building to make way for a purpose built warehouse building housing 7 individual units for B1/B2/B8 with associated on-site parking provision for 17 cars

    Elm Street Nursery School,New Hall Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1PQ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0260

    Proposed new dwelling with access from Brunshaw Road (amended scheme)

    Ivy Mount Cottage,376 Brunshaw Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3HU

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadePAR/2019/0298

    Prior approval for proposed conversion of agricultural building to dwelling

    8 Mill Hill Lane,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QU

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0370

    Proposed first floor balcony to front elevation

    56 Leigh Park,Hapton,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5PD

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0476

    External alterations and new shop fronts to form three retail units and one apartment.

    66 St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NH

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeOUT/2019/0546

    Outline application for the erection of 3no. detached dwellings with access (landscaping, layout and scale reserved for future approval)

    Land At Olde Back Lane, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5BH

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeVAR/2019/0612

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission APP/2005/0907 to extend opening hours to Tues - Sat 11am - 830pm, Sunday 12 noon - 730pm, closed Mondays and bank holidays

    217 Padiham Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0HB

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeHOU/2020/0039

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS

    1 Marlon Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5AZ

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0631

    Application for the erection of 10no retirement bungalows within a gated development

    Claremont Street,Burnley,BB12 0HG

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeHOU/2020/0307

    Removal of rear kitchen and outbuilding to make way for a new kitchen and wet room to extend 55m externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves is 28m and maximum overall height 4m

    90 Melville Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3EN

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0310

    Installation of a disabled access door and new external roller shutter

    Choice Foodstore,74 Lyndhurst Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4DE

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadePAG/2020/0323

    Proposed agricultural building

    36 Mill Hill Lane,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QU

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeTPO/2020/0332

    Application to prune one Silver Birch tree and one Sycamore tree within G1; protected by the Burnley (Land at Institute Street, Padiham) Tree Preservation Order 2005

    16 Bendwood Close,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8RT

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeNMA/2019/0252

    APP/2017/0298 Proposed single storey side extension and alterations.

    Monk Hall ,Todmorden Road,Briercliffe,BB10 3PJ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeESR/2019/0292

    Request for screening opinion in connection with the proposed Padiham Flood Risk Managment Scheme

    Wyre Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8DJ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadeCND/2019/0316

    Discharge of condition 5 (Traffic management) of planning application APP2018/0434 relating to the change of use of public amenity land into car park

    Mosque,4 Brougham Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AS

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0331

    Proposed single storey side extension (east elevation)

    30 Dovedale Drive,Burnley,Ightenhill,Lancashire,BB12 8XD

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0501

    Proposed two storey extension to front and side and single storey extension to rear - Resubmission of App/2019/0130

    2 Lingmoor Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 8UY

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0068

    Proposed conversion of existing dwelling into three apartments including the demolition of the existing conservatory, the erection of a 1st floor extension to the front elevation, the erection of a single storey rear extension together with a porch to the side and an external staircase

    20 Thanet Lee Close,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4UE

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0082

    ERECTION OF 7 INDUSTRIAL UNITS (B2)

    Victoria Works,Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0087

    Vary conditions 17 and 18 (radar mitigation schemes) of planning permission APP/2016/0263 for 3 wind turbines

    Land To The South And South East Of Hameldon Hill Wind Farm,On Land To The South Of New Barn Farm,Burnley,Billington Rd, Hapton,BB11 5QQ

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadeHOU/2020/0156

    Proposed erection of an outbuilding(resubmission of HOU/2019/0220)

    50 Clockhouse Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2SU

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeCOU/2020/0347

    Proposed change of use from vacant training and wellness centre to a hot food takeaway and restaurant facility (Use Class A5) Opening hours Monday to Saturday 11.00 to midnight and Sunday and Banks Holidays 11.00 to 23.00

    The Grove,Hargrove Avenue,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8NU

    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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