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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11,398 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeCND/2024/0235
Discharge condition 10 (external plant or flue details) attached to full planning permission reference FUL/2022/0431
Land At ,Wytham Street,Padiham,BB12 7DY
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0261
Change of use from taxi booking office (sui generis) to two flats (Use Class C3)
72 Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1HN
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0281
Proposed replacement step lift and associated works
38 Cumberland Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6AQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2024/0298
New single illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display
Bingo Hall ,Centenary Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2EJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeVAR/2024/0333
Variation of condition no.2 (approved drawings) of planning permission FUL/2023/0045 to allow minor amendments to apartment layouts with the inclusion of new doors in existing openings and small accessible ramps to the rear.
66 - 68 Bank Parade,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1TS
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0450
Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install 1no. telecommunications cabinet and feeder pillar.
Car Park Adjacent To Sub Station,Shuttleworth Mead Business Park,Mead Way,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7NG
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2024/0198
1No. Projecting Sign, 2No. Taco Letters, 1No. Bell Logo Sign Box, 2No. Bell Letters, 1No. Entrance Door Vinyl and 1No. Hanging Neon Taco Arrow.
Unit 5,Pioneer Place,Curzon Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1FB
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2025/0120
Application to discharge condition no.4 (Construction Method Statement), condition no.5 (Scheme of Foul & Surface Water Drainage), condition no.6 (Written Scheme of Investigation) and condition no.14 (Finished Floor Levels) of planning permission granted by appeal APP/Z2315/W/23/3325676.
Walton Copy Farm ,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4TA
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0368
Variation of conidtion 1 of permission 12/04/0813 to allow continuation of coal mining and associated operations until 2 Aug 2021
Hill Top Colliery,Flower Scar Road,Bacup,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0375
Notification of intention to fell a tree within Burnley Wood Conservation Area
167B Oak Hill,Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3EE
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0376
Notification of proposal to erect one 32m high, 225Kw wind turbine
Land To West Of,Coal Pits Lane,Gisburn,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0384
Major Outline: (Access and layout details applied) erection of B2/B8 (the proposed development does not accord with the provision of the development plan for the area) (Re-submission of 11/11/0144)
Land Off,Shorten Brook Way,Altham,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2011/0407
Proposed erection of bridge over stream which leads to the River Brun
Brownside Farm,Brownside Road,Worsthorne-With-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JP
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2014/0422
Outline major: Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 18 dwellings comprising 2 x 8 bed houses, 2 x 4 bed maisonettes, 4 x 2 bed apartments and 6 detached mews houses (access, appearance, layout and scale)
500 Brampton,Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2LD
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2014/0423
Demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of a 15.7m * 23m argricultural building
Northwood Farm,Barrowford Road,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeCOU/2019/0346
Proposed change of use from HMO to guest house C1
5 Albert Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3DB
Received Not published
Decision MadePAH/2020/0088
Proposed conservatory brick built to match, white PVCU, extension to extend 3.7m externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves is 2.25m and maximum height 3.3m
22 Townfield Avenue,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JG
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2020/0092
Proposed partial demolition of existing house together with alterations, rebuild and creation of new access
Lane House Farm,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SU
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2020/0229
Proposed Development of 2No Dwellings on Land adjacent to 29 Lee Street, Burnley
29 Lee Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1NJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2020/0230
Approval of details reserved by condition on Listed Building Consent APP/2017/0111: Condition 3 (repointing)
397 Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SU
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2019/0304
Display of 2no illuminated fascia signs with projecting lighting bar over
113 Lyndhurst Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4DR
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2019/0371
Proposed change of use of sandwich shop and nightclub to retail use (Class A1) or gin bar (Class A4) and install new shop frontage
7-9 Yorke Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1HD
Received Not published
Decision MadeVAR/2020/0235
Remove Condition 8 (provision of electric vehicle charging points) of planning permission APP/2018/0080 for PFS with shop and drive through coffee shop
Barracks Service Station,Barracks Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4SB
Received Not published
Decision MadeCOU/2020/0331
Change of use for ground floor from office (A2) to residential (C3) 1 bed flat.
130 Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1DT
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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