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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11,399 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 permissionContact planning Making contact with the planning application team.Local plan Planning Policy and the Local PlanPre-application advice Contacting the planning app team and pre-application adviceConservation areas Adopted Local Plan Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions Article 4 direction areas

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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

  1. Decision MadeHOU/2024/0666

    Proposed single storey side extension and front extension.

    24 Rutland Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6AN

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeNMA/2024/0674

    Non-material amendment of full planning permission reference FUL/2021/0659 to allow modification of drainage design

    Dovestone Gardens ,Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1BB

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeHOU/2024/0678

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    49 Cromwell Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0DB

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeFUL/2024/0695

    Vertical extension of former mill loading bay building to create 3 apartments and a commercial/retail unit

    Next To Its My Party Westgate Mill ,Sandygate,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1RW

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeHOU/2025/0001

    Convert garage into another living room

    15 Jobling Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6EQ

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeVAR/2024/0283

    Proposed variation to Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend layout and design of scheme for proposed 28no. dwellings following demolition of farm buildings (Application under s73 for Material Amendment to planning permission FUL/2020/0321)

    Butchers Farm,Ormerod Street,Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NU

    Received Not published
  7. Under ConsultationCND/2024/0364

    Proposed Discharge of Condition 13 (Site access and off-site highway works), Condition 21 (Off-site culvert improvment works), Condition 35 (Scheme for liaison group) of Planning Permission FUL/2022/0629

    Land West Of Heckenhurst Avenue,Brownside,Burnley,BB10 3JN

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeCEA/2024/0403

    Change of Use from C3 terrace dwelling to C4 House of Multi-occupation HMO with rear extension and rear dormer.

    66 Kyan Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1HL

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadeCEA/2024/0404

    Change the existing use as a Hot Food Takeaway into a proposed use as a Convenience Retail Store (Class E(a)).

    161 Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5AL

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeFUL/2024/0405

    Change of use of first and second floors, from flat to C4 6 bed HMO. External alterations to the rear including external staircase from yard to first floor. New doorway at first floor and alteration to window. Bin store and gate added and accessed from the lane.

    5 Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8NA

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeNMA/2024/0408

    Proposed amendment to approved plans (Conditions 1, 2, 16, 17, 18 and 23) in respect of design and siting of Plots 19-27, new sub-station and boundary treatment details to Plots 1-4 (Non-Material Minor Amendment to planning permission VAR/2024/0115)

    Land to the north of Higher Saxifields Street, Burnley

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0445

    Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install 1no. telecommunications cabinet and feeder pillar.

    Rossendale Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5SY

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeTNOT/2024/0446

    Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install 1no. telecommunications cabinet and feeder pillar.

    Billington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5SS

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeFUL/2025/0330

    Retrospective Application for a hip-to-gable roof conversion and rear dormer extensions.

    353 - 355 Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1TX

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeHOU/2025/0332

    Retrospective planning application for the creation of a double storey rear extension with external rear steps to the first floor door

    9 Lindsay Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2SF

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeCND/2025/0334

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Drainage Strategy), 5 (Surface Water Management Plan), and 10 (Construction Method Statement) attached to planning permission reference FUL/2023/0342.

    Vulcan Works ,Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5QD

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadeADV/2025/0336

    Proposed LED internally illuminated powder coated aluminium light box signs to front and rear elevations.

    11 Canning Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AD

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadeTNOT/2025/0340

    Regulation 5 notification of intention to install electronic communications apparatus for fixed-line broadband services - 1no. 10m wooden telegraph pole 379574 - 433707

    To The Side Of Bridge Inn,68 Burnley Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8QN

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeTNOT/2025/0348

    Regulation 5 Notification for the Installation of 6 no replacement Antenna and ancillary radio equipment at existing lattice mast and Ancillary development thereto. 381762 - 432712

    Dexter Paints Unit 1,Gannow Business Park,Gannow Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6JJ

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeVAR/2025/0364

    Variation of Conditions: 2 (Approved Plans) , 4 (Levels), 7 (Adaptable Homes), 11 (Car Parking), 17 (Construction and Environmental Method Statement), 20 (Groundwater Monitoring), 21 (Surface Water Drainage), 24 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan), 30 (Boundary Treatment) and 32 (Boundary Treatment) attached to Planning Permission FUL/2022/0149.

    Hollin Cross Farm, Woodplumpton Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3RS

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeREM/2024/0067

    Application for Approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for proposed car park and footpath, forming part of Phase 2 of North Campus development (pursuant to outline planning permission VAR/2023/0259)

    Land At Stoneyholme Recreation Ground,And Burnley College,Grosvenor Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0AN

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeLBC/2024/0079

    Proposed alterations to internal layout.

    Royle Hall Farm ,Royle,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0RU

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadeADV/2024/0170

    The erection of one single pole mounted advertisement LED display (internally, illuminated with rotating adverts) framed in black cladding.

    Land Adjacent Dean Brook ,Blackburn Road,Burnley,BB12 8UE

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeFUL/2024/0244

    Demolition of agricultural buildings

    Windle Hill Farm ,Briercliffe,Burnley,BB10 3QX

    Received Not published

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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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