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11,398 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decision MadeCND/2021/0466
Discharge of Condition 25 (Eastern boundary treatment details) pursuant to planning permission FUL/2020/0504
Land At Sycamore Avenue ,Sycamore Avenue,Burnley,BB12 6DH
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2025/0327
Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) for a maximum of four occupants.
145 Nairne Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4PD
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2024/0069
Removal of the existing Innovation Drive totem and the installation of 2no illuminated 48-sheet digital poster displays
Land At ,Bancroft Road / Eastern Avenue,Burnley,BB10 2AS
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0193
Proposed Discharge of Condition 22 (Site access works, roads and footways), Condition 23 (Boundary treatment), Condition 27 (External lighting scheme), Condition 30 (Biodiversity enhancement measures), Condition 33 (Landscape and Habitat Management Plan), Condition 37 (Surface water sustainable drainage scheme), Condition 39 (Surface water and pollution prevention measures during construction) and Condition 49 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission VAR/2023/0259.
Land At Stoneyholme Recreation Ground,And Burnley College,Grosvenor Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0289
Erection of detached dwelling and detached garage, including access and landscaping
Plot South Of Holme Hall,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SY
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0296
Proposed single storey rear extension
3 Prairie Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1EU
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0330
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1no. 9m BT generic wooden pole.
Grass Verge At The Side Of,Higher Bottin Stables,Extwistle Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3PE
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0331
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 3no. 10m BT generic wooden pole.
Grass Verge Between,The Granary And Swindon Water House,Extwistle Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3PF
Received Not published
Decision MadeLBC/2025/0197
Replacement of 1no. existing timber roof window with new Velux conservation roof window, size to match existing.
110C Westgate,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1SD
Received Not published
Decision MadeCOU/2025/0212
Change of use from residential (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2).
13 Palatine Square,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4JF
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2025/0214
Change of use of the land to residential garden land, taking it within the curtilage of the property, and the levelling of the site and construction of a storage shed and path to the neighbouring dwelling.
Land Adjcent To 14 Mereclough,Burnley,BB10 4RL
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2025/0215
Discharge of Condition 22 (Construction Method Statement) attached to planning permission FUL/2024/0353.
18 - 24 Nicholas Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeVAR/2025/0216
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters for the Layout, Appearance, Scale and Landscaping of proposed Unit 3, Unit 4 and Unit 5 for Storage and Distribution use (Class B8) (pursuant to outline planning permission VAR/2023/0150) (pursuant to REM/2023/0465 to seek variation of condition no. 2 - approved plans)
Land at Accrington Road, Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2025/0236
Proposed front to previously approved change of use to create a cafe/takeaway on the ground floor.
48 Church Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2DL
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2025/0244
Submission of details required by condition no.4 (Drainage) of COU/2021/0277.
Lidl ,Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2EG
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0071
Single Storey rear extension with alterations to car parking area.
9 Brassey Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 8AD
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0086
Notification of BT's intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 1 no. 9 metre light wooden poles.
Orpen Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2PB
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0134
Proposed discharge of Conditions 5 (Phasing Plan) of planning permission VAR/2023/0259
Land At Stoneyholme Recreation Ground,And Burnley College,Grosvenor Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AN
Received Not published
Decision MadePAR/2024/0150
Proposed Change of Use of an agricultural building plus associated operational development to form 1 dwelling (Building 2)
Land And Buildings On The North East Side Of,Hameldon Road,Hapton,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadePAG/2024/0184
Agricultural storage building
Saville Green Farm,Gorple Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NW
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0185
Submission of details required by Condition 8 (Drainage Proposal, site plans and supporting information) of planning permission FUL/2022/0259
Land Off Rossendale Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeTPO/2024/0196
Application to remove one ash tree covered by the Burnley (270 Todmorden Road) Tree Preservation Order 1988.
270 Todmorden Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3ED
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2025/0331
Ridge and eaves lift to extend first floor and create second floor with a rear dormer, two storey rear extension and alterations to front and side elevations.
45 Fairfield Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PU
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2025/0321
Replacement of existing butterfly roof with pitched roof with increase in maximum height from 4.39m to 4.62m.
Bowls Pavilion Within Scott Park ,1 Fern Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4NN
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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