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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 · 12,820 approved or refused records
1,420Refused applications

11,400 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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

  1. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0134

    Demolition of the Rotunda Café building.

    MARKET PROMENADE, MARKET SQUARE, BURNLEY

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0136

    Discharge of conditions 33 (M4 2 Compliance) attached to permission FUL/2021/0691

    Land south of Rossendale Road, Burnley

    Received Not published
  3. Decision MadeOTH/2026/0135

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission FUL/2025/0636 to Introduce a central mullion in the same colour (winter silver) as the approved drawings, to the shopfront glazing panes to reduce glazed pane size.

    72-78 ST JAMESS STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 1NH

    Received Not published
  4. Decision MadePA/2026/0137

    Changing facility.

    BURNLEY COLLEGE, PRINCESS WAY, BURNLEY, BB12 0AN

    Received Not published
  5. Decision MadePA/2026/0138

    Demolition of an existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.

    25 Wordsworth Street, Hapton, BB12 7JX

    Received Not published
  6. Decision MadePA/2026/0140

    Erect a single attached domestic garage

    5 SOUTHERN COURT, BURNLEY, BB12 8BF

    Received Not published
  7. Decision MadePA/2026/0141

    Change of use to supported living accommodation for young people (Use Class C2 - Residential Institution).

    67 Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 1XH

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadePA/2026/0142

    Proposed Single Storey extension to rear

    64a Westwood Road, Burnley, BB12 0HR

    Received Not published
  9. Decision MadePA/2026/0143

    Change of use to form six bedroomed House in Multiple Occupation for a maximum of nine occupants (Sui Generis) with elevational alterations to enlarge window openings to basement area.

    2 Thornhill Street, Burnley, BB12 6LU

    Received Not published
  10. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0144

    Discharge of Condition No. 12 (New Site Access) attached to permission VAR/2024/0241.

    Land At Balderstone Lane, Burnley, BB10 2TS

    Received Not published
  11. Decision MadePA/2026/0145

    Change of use from agriculture to glamping site to include the siting of 3no. guest accommodation units with formation of decking, an access track, parking & turning areas, footpaths, secure bicycle storage, recycling/refuse storage, solar panels and associated landscaping.

    Land at Greens Farm, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 7EA

    Received Not published
  12. Decision MadePA/2026/0146

    Change of use from a private members’ club (Sui Generis) to a day centre for the care of adults (Use Class E(f)) and associated external works

    15-19 MILL STREET, PADIHAM, BB12 8EX

    Received Not published
  13. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0147

    Conversion of first floor to 2no. 2-bedroom flats.

    83 MANCHESTER ROAD, BURNLEY, BB11 1JY

    Received Not published
  14. ValidOTH/2026/0149

    Consultation from Hyndburn BC on planning application 11/21/0657 for Major Outline: Proposed re-development for up to 360 residential units, together with associated landscaping, open space, access and infrastructure.

    Huncoat Power Station, Altham Lane, Altham, BB5 5US

    Received Not published
  15. Under ConsultationPA/2026/0150

    Change of use from Storage or Distribution (Use Class B8) to Indoor Sports (Use Class E(d)).

    Unit 1 (North), Widow Hill Road, Burnley, BB10 2TJ

    Received Not published
  16. Decision MadeNOT/2026/0151

    Prior Approval under Part 18, Class A of the General Permitted Development Order for the erection of a footbridge incorporating lifts and stair access.

    Burnley Manchester Road Station, Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 1JZ

    Received Not published
  17. Decision MadePA/2026/0152

    Proposed conversion of existing garage into a habitable room and single storey rear extension with associated internal alterations and site works.

    21 BUXTON CLOSE, BURNLEY, BB10 2SZ

    Received Not published
  18. Decision MadePA/2026/0153

    Change of use from Use Class B2 (General Industrial) to Use Class B8 (Self-Storage Facility), including internal reconfiguration, enclosure of an existing covered area, erection of external cladding and associated external works

    5 Holme Road, Burnley, BB12 0BE

    Received Not published
  19. Decision MadePA/2026/0154

    First floor extension over the existing garage.

    7 ALNWICK CLOSE, BURNLEY, BB12 0TW

    Received Not published
  20. Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0155

    Application to fell one Oak tree (T19) protected by the Burnley (Slade Lane, Padiham) Tree Preservation Order 1984

    40 SLADE LANE, PADIHAM, BB12 9AA

    Received Not published
  21. Decision MadePA/2026/0156

    Existing use of Property as a 4-bed HMO (Class C4)

    89 NAIRNE STREET, BURNLEY, BB11 4PE

    Received Not published
  22. Decision MadePA/2026/0160

    Single storey rear extension

    4 MURRAY STREET, BURNLEY, BB10 1SB

    Received Not published
  23. Decision MadePA/2026/0161

    Refurbishment of an open-plan ground floor area within Victoria Mill.

    University of Lancashire, Victoria Mill, 139 Trafalgar Street, Burnley, BB11 1RA

    Received Not published
  24. Decision MadePA/2026/0157

    Retrospective change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) (maximum 4 Occupants) with construction of single storey and dormer extensions to the rear to facilitate the use.

    12 BULCOCK STREET, BURNLEY, BB10 1UB

    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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