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11,398 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 MadeHOU/2021/0139
Proposed two storey rear extension with associated internal works (Resubmission of HOU/2020/0606)
328 Lowerhouse Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6NB
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2021/0639
Discharge of Condition 5 (Landscaping scheme) pursuant to planning permission FUL/2021/0135 for care home
Land At Former Bull And Butcher Pub ,Manchester Road,Habergham Eaves,Burnley,BB11 5NP
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0640
Retrospective application for a single-storey extension to rear of property
6 Ladbrooke Grove,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2QF
Received Not published
Decision MadeTPO/2022/0029
Works to two trees covered by the LCC (Padiham UD and Burnley RD) TPO 1955 No. 3, including crown reduction and thinning.
1 Bankcroft Close,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8SQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2022/0030
Extension to side & rear to provide attached garage and bedrooms (re-submission of application HOU/2021/0598)
17 Fairfield Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PU
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2022/0041
Changes of use from shop at ground floor (Class E) to residential accommodation ( Class C 3) to be incorporated into the existing two attached residential units, both including two-storey rear extensions; raising the ridge of the roofs; hip to gable roof extensions; rear dormer extensions; front elevational changes; new driveways and new front walls.
353 - 355 Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1TX
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0270
Hybrid planning application for development of a North Campus comprising: a) Full application for Phase 1 industry hub, open space, 5-a-side pitch with access road from Burnley College car park and provision of community use MUGA pitch, outdoor gym and 7v7 grass pitch and b) Outline application for Phase 2 comprising 2 no. education buildings, car park and associated works and landscaping
Land At Stoneyholme Recreation Ground,And Burnley College,Grosvenor Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0271
Erection of a single storey rear extension
110 Glen View Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2QP
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2021/0272
Discharge of Conditions 3 (External materials), 5 (Management of open space), 6 (Tree/Hedges protection measures), 8 (Invasive species protocol), 9 (Additional badger survey), 10 (Bat boxes), 11 (Construction Method Statement), 15 (Site access and off-site highway works), 22 (Estate road specifications), 23 (Surface water drainage scheme), 25 (Foul water scheme), 26 (Boundary treatments) and 27 (Remediation scheme) pursuant to planning permission FUL/2020/0186
Land To The North Of ,Brownside Road,Worsthorne,Burnley,BB10 3LR
Received Not published
Decision MadeTPO/2021/0451
Application to crown lift one Lime tree (within G2) and remove middle limb from one Weeping Ash tree (T6) protected by the Burnley (Moseley House, Rosehill Road) Tree Preservation Order 1990
Moseley House,Rosehill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2JS
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0496
Single storey rear extension
8 Wasdale Close,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8NJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeTPO/2021/0583
Application to prune overhanging branches of one Lime (T13) and one Horse Chestnut (T44) Treesprotected by the Burnley ("Westwood", 464 Padiham Road) Tree Preservation Order 1985
464 Padiham Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6TD
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0606
Single storey side and rear extension
17 Eastern Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2NN
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0611
Refurbishment of existing education resource centre including new glazed wall and new roof to part of existing building
Natural History Centre ,Towneley Park,Burnley,BB11 3RQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2020/0607
Proposed wet room extension
160 Abel Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1QB
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0561
Erection of 15m pole, fibre cable, antennae and associated cabinets for the installation of high speed wireless internet.
Gawthorpe Road,Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0562
Erection of 15m pole, fibre cable, antennae and associated cabinets for the installation of high speed wireless internet.
Located on the northern side of Evans Street on the footway.
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0563
Erection of 15m pole, fibre cable, antennae and associated cabinets for the installation of high speed wireless internet.
Located on the northern side of St Matthew's Street on the footway.
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0408
Single storey extension to side
256 Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2DQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0516
Extension to front and rear of dwelling and erection of porch
52 Highfield Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PS
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0538
Proposed single storey side extension and single storey rear extension to create additional living accommodation.
16 Higham Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 9AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2021/0110
Discharge of Conditons 4 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Drainage Scheme) and 10 (Details of car charging points) pursuant to planning application FUL/2019/0489
Land At ,Lower Timber Hill Lane,Lower Timber Hill,Burnley,BB11 2RH
Received Not published
Decision MadePTEL/2021/0165
Installation of various 15m street poles and fibre cables for the installation of high speed wireless internet
On the footway of Blackburn Road, Padiham,On the footway of Church Street, Padiham
Received Not published
Decision MadePTEL/2021/0166
Installation of various 15m street poles and fibre cables for the installation of high speed wireless internet
On the footway of Inkerman Street, Padiham,On the footway of Parish Street, Padiham
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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