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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
102Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 12,818 approved or refused records
1,420Refused applications

11,398 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. Decision MadeDEM/2019/0382

    Proposed demolition of former Ambulance Station

    Ambulance Station,Trafalgar Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1TQ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeCOU/2019/0624

    Change of use of land consisting of taking a strip of land within the curtilage of the adjacent apartments and the erection of a 18m high fence

    Land At,1 Cleaver Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3BE

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0003

    Change of use to vehicle storage with erection of vehicle preparation workshop and fencing

    Bentley Wood Farm,Accrington Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QH

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeTIC/2020/0357

    Notification of intention to fell 1 Silver Birch tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area

    29 Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0362

    Application to vary Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings), 12 (Archaeological Watching Brief), 13 (Student Car Park), 16 and 17 (Off Site Highway Works) and 19 (Travel Plan) from planning permission APP/2019/0001

    Sandygate Square, Sandygate ,Sandygate,Burnley

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0379

    Rear flat roof extension to existing rear pitched roof extension

    76 Lyndhurst Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4DH

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeCOU/2020/0384

    Change of use from beauty salon to retro gaming cafe

    4 Yorkshire Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2DJ

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0264

    Proposed 2 storey extension to rear

    Higher House,Nelson Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3QE

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeLBC/2019/0265

    Demolition of existing rear extensions Erection of proposed 2 storey extension to rear Insertion of a door and window to gable elevation and internal alterations

    Higher House,Nelson Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3QE

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeLCC/2019/0266

    Proposed erection of 4.4m high mesh fence

    St Peters C E School,Church Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2DL

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeNMA/2019/0267

    Non-material amendment to APP/2018/0572 relating to change to flat roof with roof lantern over on rear extension and additional window in gable wall

    2 Haslam Court,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1JR

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0270

    Proposed replacement dwelling including demolition of existing

    7 Higham Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 9AP

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0271

    Proposed two storey extension to west side of dwelling

    110 Marsden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2QP

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0272

    Proposed extension to existing bedroom over existing garage and balcony

    5 Loweswater Crescent,Burnley,Ightenhill,Lancashire,BB12 8TW

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0273

    Proposed bedroom and wet room extension

    95 Waddington Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4LA

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0074

    Removal of condition 14 of planning permission APP/2017/0472

    Land South Of Old Hall Farm ,Oswald Street,Burnley,Burnley,BB12 0BX

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0157

    Variation of wording of conditions 11 (Travel Masterplan) and condition 13 ( Travel Plan 411 to 415 ) of APP/2008/0805

    Burnley Bridge Business Park ,Magnesium Way,Burnley,BB12 7BF

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0158

    Variation of wording to conditions 11 (Master Travel Plan) and 13 (Master Travel Plan) of approval APP/2011/0362

    Burnley Bridge Business Park ,Magnesium Way,Burnley,BB12 7BF

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0159

    Variation of condition 14 ( Travel Masterplan) of APP/2016/0401

    Burnley Bridge Business Park ,Magnesium Way,Burnley,BB12 7BF

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeCND/2020/0160

    Discharge of Condition 14 (Transport Assessment and updated Master Travel Plan), relating to planning application APP/2016/0401.

    Burnley Bridge Business Park ,Magnesium Way,Burnley,BB12 7BF

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadePAH/2020/0393

    Proposed single storey extension to rear to extend 600m externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves is 25m and maximum overall height 36m

    28 Herschel Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0LN

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0397

    Proposed two storey extension

    428 Rossendale Road,Burnley,Habergham Eaves,Lancashire,BB11 5HN

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadePAH/2019/0475

    3.04m single storey rear extension, 3.35m to ridge height, 2.35m to eaves.

    26 Creswick Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2NZ

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadePAH/2019/0523

    Proposed rear single storey extension (dimensions projecting by 5.8m, max height 2.85m, eaves height 2.75m)

    3 Leamington Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3HH

    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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