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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

99Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 12,819 approved or refused records

1,420Refused applications

11,399 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeTIC/2024/0271
Notification of intention to fell one Cherry tree ( T5 on the submitted plan) located within the Burnley Wood Conservation Area.
41 Brooklands Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3PR
Received Not published
Decision MadeTPO/2025/0051
Application to fell one Whitebeam (T12) protected by the Burnley (St. John the Baptist, Gannow Lane) TPO 1981.
St Johns Court ,Wordsworth Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6QE
Received Not published
Decision MadeTIC/2024/0080
Notification of intention to prune and fell trees within the Padiham Conservation Area.
Nazareth Unitarian Chapel,Church Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8JH
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0145
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
55 Glen View Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2QW
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0232
Proposed Discharge of Condition 6 (Nesting Bird Survey) of planning permission FUL/2023/0274
198 Rossendale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5DE
Received Not published
Decision MadeLCC/2024/0243
Consultation from Lancashire County Council for Application LCC/2024/0011 - Change of use from class C3 (dwellinghouse) to class C2 (residential institutions)
23 Hutton Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0TR
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0251
Regulation 5 Notification under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003, of intention to install telecommunication apparatus (260no. 8-10m wooden or metal telegraph poles).
Various Locations Across Burnley
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2024/0304
Rear extension and detached garage.
35 The Moorings,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0TP
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0339
Proposed Discharge of Condition 3 (External materials), Condition 9 (Details of retained reservoir walls and boundary treatments), Condition 27 (Finished floor levels) and Condition 32 (Details of PV panels) of planning permission FUL/2022/0629
Land West Of Heckenhurst Avenue,Brownside,Burnley,BB10 3JN
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0353
Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to 18 flats (Use Class C3) and various works including demolition and replacement windows
18 - 24 Nicholas Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2AP
Received Not published
Decision MadeCEA/2024/0400
Change of Use from C3 terrace dwelling to C4 House of Multi-occupation HMO.
14 Wynotham Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1UQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0443
Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install 1no. telecommunications cabinet and feeder pillar.
Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2AU
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0565
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 8-10m high wooden/metal telegraph pole.
Casterton Avenue (grass Verge On Boundary Between 132 And 134 Casterton Avenue),Burnley,BB10 2PW
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0572
Application to discharge condition no.3 (landscaping) and condition no.6 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission FUL/2022/0229.
Unit A ,Richard Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3AJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0584
Discharge conditions 7 (delivery and servicing), 8 (cycle store) and 9 (plant, ventilation and extraction) attached to full planning permission reference FUL/2024/0114
8 Manchester Road,Burnley,BB11 1HH
Received Not published
Decision MadeNMA/2024/0596
Non Material Amendment to planning permission FUL/2021/0274 to substitute the house type to plot 11.
Land To The West Of Smithyfield Avenue,Worsthorne,Burnley,BB10 3JG
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0595
Discharge conditions 3 (construction environmental management plan), 6 (surface water drainage), 8 (biodiversity enhancement), 9 (external materials), 11 (disabled access), 12 (landscaping), 13 (delivering and servicing) and 14 (lighting) attached to full planning permission reference FUL/2023/0691
Shakespeare Hotel,2 Wytham Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7DX
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0599
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 8-10m high wooden/metal telegraph pole.
Burnley Road,Burnley,BB12 8NB
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0600
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 8-10m high wooden/metal telegraph pole.
Outside Reedley Car Company (on Grass Verge),Accrington Road,Burnley,BB11 5QD
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0601
Regulation 5 notification of intention to install telecommunication apparatus - 8-10m high wooden/metal telegraph pole.
Barden Lane,Burnley,BB12 0DT
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2024/0089
Proposed Discharge of Condition 6 (Protection measures for sewer/water mains assets), Condition 14 (Details of estate road specifications and maintenance/management) and Condition 24 (Land contamination) of planning permission FUL/2020/0321
Butchers Farm,Ormerod Street,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NU
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0094
Proposed new shop front with bi-folding doors.
30 St James's Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0136
Notification of BT's intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus of 1 x 9m light wooden pole E 384348 N 432890
Outside 56 Church Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2DL
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2024/0210
Conversion of garage to create residential annexe
Banks Farm Barn ,Sparrable Row,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 3QW
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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