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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

101Recorded 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11,398 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeFUL/2024/0008
Demolition of outbuildings and erection of bungalow
Wellfield Farm ,Ightenhill Park Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0RP
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2025/0026
Single storey rear extension.
197 Manchester Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5RA
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2025/0034
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1no. new 10m light pole Reference Burnley/5/TP/160/2
Active Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1BS
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2025/0037
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1no. new 10m light pole Reference Burnley/8/TP/20/4
Grass Verge ,Junction Between A6068 And Whalley Road,Padiham,BB12 7HL
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2025/0047
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole Reference: Burnley/2/GTP/10/1 E386383 W432412
Opposite 23 Brownside Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JS
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2025/0063
Erection of an agricultural building, muck heap and yard area and retrospective permission for access off Salterford Lane
Land On The West Side Of ,Salterford Lane,Cliviger,Burnley,BB10 4RY
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0172
Detached garage.
Land To The Side Of 16 Dorset Avenue,Padiham,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 7ED
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0174
Proposed new driveway, with tiered retaining walls to front garden and associated works (part retrospective)
41 Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
Received Not published
Decision MadeCNA/2024/0202
Consultation from Hyndburn BC for application 11/23/0527 - Full: Proposed energy facility compound consisting of; access track, energy storage units, associated transformers and electrical equipment cabinets, a transformer and associated electrical equipment, an electrical control building, a site office, storage container, landscaping scheme and associated works including attenuation pond, underground water tank and underground fire fighting water supply (Application required as small amount of application site is in Hyndburn).
Land To The West Of The A56 And To The Southwest Of Junction 8 Off The M65 ,East Of The Site Of The Former Huncoat Power Station
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0228
Demolish existing two storey rear extension to construct two storey rear and side extensions.
4 Mercer Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6LJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0238
Retrospective application for retention of fence over 1 metre in height.
186 Rossendale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5DF
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0328
Proposed Discharge of Condition 8 (Construction/Environmental Management Plan) and Condition 9 (Surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission VAR/2024/0115
Land to the North of Higher Saxifield Street, Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0341
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1no. 9m BT generic wooden pole.
Opposite No 2,Over Town Farm,Red Lees Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4TF
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0434
Demolition of existing dwelling and associated outbuildings and replacement with one new dwelling.
Ridings Cottage,Bacup Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB11 3QZ
Received Not published
Decision MadeESR/2024/0623
Request for a Screening Opinion in relation to proposed development of a solar farm and associated infrastructure.
Land To The South Of Queen Street Mill, Harle Syke, Briercliffe, And North Of Extwistle Hall, Briercliffe
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0626
Application to discharge condition no.7 (external lighting) of planning permission FUL/2023/0274.
198 Rossendale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5DE
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0632
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
Grass Verge On,Barrowford Road,Padiham,BB12 8JT
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0633
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
Grass Verge On,Barrowford Road,Padiham,BB12 8JT
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0634
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
Grass Verge On,Barrowford Road,Padiham,BB12 8JT
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0635
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
Grass Verge On,Barrowford Road,Padiham,BB12 8JT
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0636
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
Grass Verge On,Barrowford Road,Padiham,BB12 8JT
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0637
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
3M Right Side Of Light Column,Whalley Road,Padiham,BB12 7HL
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0638
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 1no. 10m telegraph pole
In Between 11 And 13 Higham Road,Padiham,BB12 9AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0141
Notification of BT's intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus of 1 x 9m light wooden pole E384752 N434639
Near Madrassah Usa Ab Bin Umair Mosque,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1EF
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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