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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
14,442Searchable applications
104Recorded 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11,399 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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: 28 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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.

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More application records

  1. Decision MadePAH/2022/0299

    Proposed bedroom / safe space and wet room to rear - to extend 4.00m externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves 2.5m and maximum overall height 3.65m.

    9 Moorland Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2NY

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeHOU/2021/0022

    Double storey rear extension with pitched roof

    10 Ravenoak Lane,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NZ

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeFUL/2021/0077

    Erection of warehouse on site of demolished building

    New Hall Mill,Elm Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1NY

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadeTIC/2021/0360

    Notification of intention to fell one Ash and one Weeping Ash tree, and to prune two Sycamore trees and one Oak tree within the Harle Syke Conservation Area.

    St James Vicarage,Church Street,Briercliffe,Lancashire,BB10 2HU

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadeHOU/2021/0370

    Proposed two storey extension to side elevation and porch to front elevation (Re-submission of HOU/2021/0050)

    5 Brownhill Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 4QD

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadeFUL/2021/0528

    New Shop Front & Shutters with Internal Alterations

    66-68 Manchester Road,Hapton,Lancashire,BB12 7LF

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadeCOU/2021/0529

    Change of use of premises to ground floor taxi booking office (only) and change of use of first and second floor residential accommodation to maisonnette with new external stair access

    157A Accrington Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5AL

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeHOU/2021/0530

    Proposed single storey extension to side and rear

    8 Glen View Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2QN

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadePAH/2021/0531

    Proposed bedroom and wet room extension to extend 6m externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves is 225m and maximum overall height 34m

    1 Stanthorpe Walk,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1QG

    Received Not published
  10. Decision MadeCOU/2021/0536

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE TO CAFE (Use Class E) WITH A EXTRACTOR FLUE TO THE REAR

    148-150 Colne Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1DT

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadeCND/2022/0093

    Proposed Discharge of Condition 4 (Roof materials) and Condition 9 (Programme of building recording) of Listed Building Consent APP/2017/0455

    Rowley Farm,Rowley Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3LE

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadeFUL/2020/0613

    Demolition of existing house and erection of replacement dwelling (re-submission) Proposal affects Public Footpath Nos 15 and 28 (Habergham Eaves)

    Higher Nutshaw Farm,Manchester Road,Dunnockshaw,Lancashire,BB11 5NT

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeHOU/2021/0004

    Double storey rear extension with side roof extension to existing bungalow

    3 Coverdale Way,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0JL

    Received Not published
  14. Decision MadeHOU/2021/0023

    Erection of a double storey side extension

    5 Rossall Close,Hapton,Lancashire,BB12 7DQ

    Received Not published
  15. Decision MadeCOU/2021/0027

    Change of use of second floor from Retail (Use Class E) to 2 no. apartments (Use Class C3); installation of replacement timber shopfronts and 3 no. bay windows above; and installation of flue to the rear. Previous application COU/2020/0453. PREVIOUS APPLICATION: COU/2020/0453

    164-166 St Jamess Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NR

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeCEA/2021/0060

    Proposed conversion of existing garage into a habitable room, including insertion of window to front elevation and replacement of the existing flat roof with a pitched roof to the single storey front element.

    41 Wilkie Avenue,Burnley,Habergham Eaves,Lancashire,BB11 3QE

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadePAH/2021/0160

    Proposed single storey extension to extend 575 metres externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves 265 metres and maximum overall height 265 metres

    5 Cardwell Street,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 8RN

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadePAH/2021/0161

    Proposed single storey rear extension to extend 530 metres externally beyond the rear wall, height of the extension to eaves 300 metres and maximum overall height 300 metres

    93 Red Lees Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4HZ

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadeFUL/2021/0770

    Recladding of existing building, creation of link bridge to eastern elevation, alterations to vehicular entrance and associated landscaping improvements

    Boohoo.com,Widow Hill Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2BQ

    Received Not published
  20. Decision MadeHOU/2021/0774

    Two storey side extension to dwelling

    9 Old Hall Square,Worsthorne-with-hurstwood,Lancashire,BB10 3NS

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadeCOU/2022/0005

    Proposed Change of Use of land to operate a car sales site with a porta cabin office

    New Hall House,New Hall Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 1PQ

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadeHOU/2022/0053

    Proposed two storey side and rear extension including single storey extension to rear

    129 Thursby Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3EG

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadeHOU/2022/0064

    Proposed ground floor single storey extension converting existing garage to form en-suite bedroom and store

    31 Hillingdon Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2EG

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadeLCC/2022/0284

    Consultation from Lancashire County Council for application number LCC/2022/0026 - proposed perimeter litter fencing.

    Deerplay Landfill Site,Bacup Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB11 3RL

    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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