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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11,398 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeTIC/2020/0580

    Work to 1 cherry tree within Worsthorne Conservation Area

    2 Gorple Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NN

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadePIP/2020/0581

    Construction of 1 dwelling

    Land Between Hill Farm And Copucobana,Halifax Road,Briercliffe,Burnley,BB10 3QS

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeCOU/2019/0284

    Proposed change of use from garage/store to the three bedroom detached dormer bungalow and increase of pitch of roof

    Badger Hole Barn,Brownside Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JP

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0315

    Erection of 130no. dwellings with associated access roads, open space and landscaping and vehicular access from Standen Hall Drive following the demolition of No. 64 Standen Hall Drive. Proposal affects Public Footpath Nos. 174 and 224, Briercliffe.

    Land To The North Of Higher Saxifield Street ,Burnley

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0319

    Proposed canopy

    Sir John Thursby College Walshaw High School,Eastern Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2AT

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeCND/2019/0323

    Discharge of Condition 1 (Commencement of development) and 10 (landscaping scheme) of planning permission APP/2016/0348 for conversion to 8 flats

    32-36 Coal Clough Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4PG

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeTPO/2019/0484

    Proposal to prune T1 Sycamore tree

    237 Red Lees Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4RF

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeHOU/2019/0627

    Proposed single storey extension (description amended 7 September 2020)

    30 Whalley Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1BX

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0016

    Proposed extension of existing farm house into former cottage

    Sweet Well House Farm,Todmorden Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3PL

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeHOU/2020/0058

    Two storey extension to side

    1 Alexander Grove,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6DJ

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeCEA/2020/0249

    Construction of new dormer on side elevation.

    78 Richmond Avenue,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4JL

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeCND/2020/0413

    Discharge of Conditions 20 (surface water drainage scheme) and 21 (drainage maintenance and management) of planning permission FUL/2019/0606

    Land Off Tay Street,Burnley,BB11 4BU

    Received Not published
  13. Recommendation MadeFUL/2020/0539

    Creation of one landscape bund and increasing of site levels on land west of Burnley Bridge. The proposal affects a Public Footpath 1 and seeks a diversion of Footpath 1

    Fields To The West Of Burnley Bridge Business Park ,Hapton

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeCND/2020/0548

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Noise Assessment) pursuant to planning application FUL/2020/0082

    Victoria Works,Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0551

    Replace existing fence with new 24m high mesh security fence along north and part east boundary

    St John The Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School,Thames Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeCND/2020/0554

    Discharge of conditions 3 (wall & roof samples), 4 (mortar, plaster and render specs), 5 (window details), 6 (door details), 7 (glazed link construction details), 10 (RWP details) and 11 (written scheme of investigation) pursuant to planning application HOU/2020/0076

    Croft House,Todmorden Road,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3QQ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadeHOU/2020/0558

    Single Storey rear extension

    7 Hameldon Close,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QY

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeTPO/2020/0559

    Application to fell one Oak tree located within G1 of the Burnley (Land at Townleyside, Todmorden road, Burnley) TPO 1976

    1A Priory Court,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3RN

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0434

    Redevelopment of Existing Industrial Building as Supported Accommodation

    Astley House,Albert Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3DE

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0532

    Proposed change of use to 2 residential flats (First floor only)

    144-148 St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NR

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeFUL/2019/0543

    Single storey extension

    T M Atkinson And Son Ltd,Thompson Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7BG

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeVAR/2020/0041

    Variation of conditions; 8 (approved plans) and 11 (materials) of application APP/2016/0427 allowed on appeal (APP/Z2315/W/17/3176461)

    Spa Wood Farm,Billington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5PE

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadeCND/2020/0042

    Discharge of condition 8 re materials, in respect of application APP/2018/0551 (three bedroomed dwelling).

    34 Greenbrook Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6PD

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeHOU/2020/0049

    Proposed double storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension.

    33 Prairie Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1EU

    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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