England · Local authority

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11,399 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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 MadeTPO/2021/0005
Application to trim back branches overhanging no250 Brownside Road from tree (T2) on adjacent land which is protected by the Burnley (Brownside Road/Lennox Street, Worsthorne) TPO 2017
Land Adjacent ,250 Brownside Road,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3LR
Received Not published
Decision MadeVAR/2021/0140
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to amend house types and layout of Plots 188-190 and 202 pursuant to planning permission APP/2018/0003 (Material Minor Amendment)
Land West Of Kiddrow Lane ,,BURNLEY
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0163
Proposed erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of a two storey side extension incorporating the existing single storey converted garage structure and associated internal alterations
33 Brantfell Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 8AW
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0281
Demolition of fire damaged building frame and construction of 6 no industrial units
Brownside Shed Mill,Brun Terrace,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3JR
Received Not published
Decision MadeCOU/2021/0312
full planning application for a change of use from a shop (class E) to a hot food take away with installation of an extractor fan at Unit H Briercliffe Shopping Centre, Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10
Briercliffe Shopping Centre, Unit H ,Briercliffe Road,Burnley,BB10 1WB
Received Not published
Decision MadePTEL/2021/0358
8.5m wooden telegraph pole and fibre cable for installation of high speed wireless internet.
From the side of 87 Ormerod Road to outside the boundary of 107 and 109 Ormerod Road.
Received Not published
Decision MadePTEL/2021/0359
8.5m wooden telegraph pole and fibre cable for installation of high speed wireless internet.
From the junction of Leyland Road and Ormerod Road to opposite of 155 Leyland Road.
Received Not published
Decision MadeVAR/2022/0002
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings), 4 (Materials for cycle and refuse store); 5 (Window details); 6 (Door details); 12 (construction management statement); 15 (Protection of Leeds and Liverpool Canal method statement) and 16 (Swift management strategy) of planning application VAR/2019/0444
Healey Wood Mill,Healey Wood Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2HJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeCEA/2022/0018
Single storey flat roof rear extension and a rear dormer roof extension
3 Coverdale Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0JL
Received Not published
Decision MadeCEA/2022/0027
Change of use from retail shop to dessert bar (Class E)
66 -68 Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1UX
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2022/0047
Change of use from lettings office (use Class E) to Hot food takeaway with some inside seating (Sui Generis), including the erection of an external flue to the rear
159 - 161 Briercliffe Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1UY
Received Not published
Decision MadeOUT/2022/0062
Outline Application for development of 18 houses and 10 No. duplex apartments (All matters reserved)
Land At Liverpool Road,BB12 6JE
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2022/0195
1.5m x 2.5m Large format digital LED screen (retrospective application)
27 - 29 Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1HG
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0372
Proposed two storey rear extension to existing dwelling and conversion of garage into home gym (Re-submission of HOU/2021/0218)
242 Manchester Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4HF
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2021/0377
Proposed porch
86 Leamington Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3EY
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2021/0391
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Material Samples), 7 (Future Management Maintenance of public area), 10 (Construction Management Plan), 12 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 15 (Remediation), 17 (Intrusive Site Investigation Findings), 18 (Remediation Scheme), 25 (Surface water pollution prevention scheme) and 27 (River wall screen details existing access details) pursuant to planning application FUL/2021/0029.
Land At Curzon Street And Pioneer Place Car Park ,Pioneer Place,Burnley ,BB12 0EL
Received Not published
Decision MadeFDO/2021/0418
Divert Footpath No.43 (part)
Walton Copy Farm,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4TA
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2021/0431
The removal and replacement of 3No. Existing antennas with 3No. upgraded antennas affixed the existing monopole, the removal and replacement of 1No. Samo cabinet with 1No. APM5930 cabinet and ancillary development therto.
Rs Plating,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2TJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2021/0440
Proposed steel portal framed unit
Lupton And Place Ltd,Athletic Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4LR
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2022/0106
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Rear Of 12 Victoria Road,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8QY
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2022/0280
Demolition of agricultural barn and associated buildings and replacement with a new dwelling
Green Side Farm,Burnley Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB11 5QT
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2022/0279
Proposed two 10m wooden poles (Telecom)
Flat Over 47 Lyndhurst Road And 77 Lyndhurst Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4DE
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2022/0096
Proposed double storey kitchen, lounge and bedrooms extension to front side and rear of property
464 Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1TW
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2022/0121
Rear single storey extension
32 Holyoake Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 6LX
Received Not published

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Get emailed about new planning applications in Burnley

Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.

Set up an area alert

Researching a proposal in Burnley Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK research
Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK research
Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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.

Check collection coverage