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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

14,443Searchable applications

102Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 12,821 approved or refused records

1,420Refused applications

11,401 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 MadeTNOT/2023/0468
Install a 10m medium wooden pole
Side Of Higher Timber Hill Cottage,Glen View Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3QR
Received Not published
Decision MadeCEA/2023/0471
Erection of Outbuilding Incidental to the Enjoyment of the Dwellinghouse See Planning Statement and Drawing Nos. 01, 02 and 03
Afonwen ,Ightenhill Park Lane,Burnley,Lancashire,BB12 0RW
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2023/0470
Install a 10m medium wooden pole
New Road,,Habergham Eaves,,Walk Mill,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 3QR
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2023/0472
Conversion of an existing outbuilding into a 3-bedroom dwelling.
Merrills Head Barn ,The Long Causeway,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4RR
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2022/0576
Proposed extension to form a ground floor storage area.
Suite 1 To 7,12A Shuttleworth Mead Business Park,Mead Way,Padiham,Lancashire,BB12 7NG
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2022/0596
Proposed Discharge of Condition 7 (external lighting), Condition 10 (biodiversity enhancement plan), Condition 11 (off-site highway works), Condition 16 (estate road details) and Condition 17 (highway surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission FUL/2022/0023 for residential development
Land At Kinross Street & Airdrie Crescent,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4DN
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2022/0638
Installation of 2 no 10 metre wooden fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.
Salterford Lane,Burnley,BB10 4RY
Received Not published
Decision MadeREM/2022/0683
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters for the Layout, Appearance, Scale and Landscaping for Class B2 Industrial building/Class B8 Storage and Distribution (Unit 2) (15,345sqm GIA) and associated service apron and parking (Pursuant to outline planning permission OUT/2020/0366).
Accrington Road,Burnley,BB11 5QJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2022/0693
Removal of existing garage to make way for single storey extension and courtyard garden with off-road parking.
154 Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PE
Received Not published
Decision MadeTPO/2023/0354
Application to prune 6 trees located within G2 of the Burnley (Whiteacres, Lansdown Close) TPO 2001.
5 Whiteacres Close,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 2JQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2023/0362
Erection of 3 new lamp posts and lamps to car park (retrospective application).
The Village Hall ,Burnley Road,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4SU
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2023/0364
Change of use of ground floor from taxi office (sui generis) to Class E Use. Change of use of second and third floors from ancillary storage to 2no. self-contained studio flats.
158 St James`s Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1NR
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2023/0365
Proposed double storey side and rear extension with single storey element.
140 Casterton Avenue,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2PE
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2023/0377
Application to discharge condition no.3 (Construction Management Plan (CMP)) of planning permission FUL/2023/0047.
Basnett Street Nursery School ,Basnett Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3ES
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2023/0385
Conversion of existing redundant agricultural barn to residential building, plus creation of access to classified road in retrospect
Causewayside Farm ,The Long Causeway,Cliviger,Lancashire,BB10 4RP
Received Not published
Decision MadeVAR/2023/0388
Application to vary condition no.4 (construction deliveries outside peak traffic) of planning permission FUL/2023/0047.
Basnett Street Nursery School ,Basnett Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3ES
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2023/0398
10.7.23Install 10M Light Wooden Pole Behind Phoenix Healthcare
Unit 4,Farrington Place,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 5TY
Received Not published
Decision MadeCND/2022/0554
Application to discharge condition no. 3 (materials) of planning consent HOU/2021/0537.
65 Queensberry Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4LA
Received Not published
Decision MadeCEA/2022/0581
Conversion of dwelling (Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) for up to 5 people.
17 Montague Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 4JQ
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2023/0060
3 x Illuminated Signs reading 'REEL CINEMA' on the North, South and West elevations. A total of 12 illuminated poster boxes, 2 on the South Elevation and 10 on the West elevation, placed in vertical pairs. A total of 6 LCD screen displays, placed inside the building set back from the glazing, 4 visible on the South elevation and 2 on the West elevation.
Pioneer Long Stay Car Park,Brown Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB11 1DF
Received Not published
Decision MadeFUL/2023/0079
Extensions and conversion from two dwellings to one single dwelling, including single storey extensions, rear dormer and porch to the resulting dwelling, with new fence and electric sliding gates.
18-20 Basnett Street,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3ET
Received Not published
Decision MadeTNOT/2023/0119
Notification of BT's intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.
Opposite Higher Reedley House,Reedley Drive,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 2QR
Received Not published
Decision MadeADV/2023/0155
Erection of 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign; 1 no. internally illuminated Starbuck Letters sign; 1 no. internally illuminated Starbucks Roundel sign; 1 no. Entrance Door Vinyl; 5 No. Vinyl Window Manifestations
Unit 4 ,Pioneer Development,Curzon Street,Burnley,Lancashire
Received Not published
Decision MadeHOU/2023/0474
Two-storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension.
113 Thursby Road,Burnley,Lancashire,BB10 3EG
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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