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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

101Recorded 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11,400 approved · 1,420 refused · 171 withdrawn.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: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Under ConsultationPA/2026/0419
Retrospective temporary change of use for a period of 12 months from storage or distribution (Use Class B8) to indoor sport (Use Class E(d)).
UNIT 1, WIDOW HILL ROAD, BURNLEY, BB10 2TJ
Received Not published
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0418
Consultation from Rossendale Borough Council on application 2025/0267 for: Construction and operation of 12 wind turbines with a maximum height to the tip of the blade of 180 metres (above ground level), together with associated ancillary infrastructure comprising crane pads and hardstandings; new access tracks; improvement and widening works to Scout Road; onsite substation; underground electrical infrastructure and cabling; fencing and boundary treatments; external lighting; drainage infrastructure; habitat and moorland restoration works; public right of way works; landscaping; temporary construction compound and staging area; underground electrical grid connection to the Rossendale Bulk Supply Point; and associated engineering works; alongside the retention of and improvements to existing access tracks associated with the existing Scout Moor Wind Farm (Further Environmental Information).
Scout Moor Wind Farm, Rochdale
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0420
First floor extension over the existing garage.
57 Heckenhurst Avenue, Worsthorne with Hurstwood BB10 3JN
Received Not published
Decision MadePA/2026/0421
Certificate of lawfulness for installation of EV charging posts with associated substation, electrical works and cabling, and improved paving and line marking within the existing car park.
Travelodge, Barracks Road, Burnley BB11 4SB
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0422
Erection of new production tower to house material silo(s) for the manufacture of cementitious based products including a new weighbridge within the site.
UNIT 3, FRONTIER WAY, BURNLEY, BB11 5FE
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0423
Listed Building consent for external and internal alteration to allow conversion to Student Accommodation (Sui Generis).
41 -37 Bank Parade, Burnley BB11 1UG
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0425
Proposed single storey extension projecting 4.50 metres from the rear elevation, height to eaves 3.00 metres and maximum height to ridge 4.00 metres
21 HOLMESTRAND AVENUE, BURNLEY, BB11 5DW
Received Not published
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0426
Proposed single storey extension to rear which will extend: 5.3 metres beyond the rear wall; 2.9 metres maximum height; 2.7 metres height to the eaves.
24 ENNISMORE STREET, BURNLEY, BB10 3EU
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0427
Garage conversion and driveway alterations
54 Colvin Way, Burnley BB12 6BP
Received Not published
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0430
Amendment to Condition 22 of permission VAR/2025/0364 to update drainage plans following detailed design (non-material amendment not subject to consultation)
Hollins Cross Farm, Woodplumpton Road, Burnley , Habergham Eaves, BB11 3RS
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0431
Advertisement Consent for 1no. frontage sign, 1 no. fascia sign, 1 no. first floor sign, 2 no. ground floor frontage signs and 1no. building sign which are all non-illuminated.
3, Trafalgar Street, Burnley , BB11 1TQ
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0432
Proposed conversion of existing detached garage to provide a ground-floor bedroom with en-suite shower room and utility area, including associated internal alterations and external alterations to facilitate the proposed use.
6 ENNERDALE ROAD, WORSTHORNE-WITH-HURSTWOOD, BB10 4HJ
Received Not published
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0434
Discharge of conditions 3 (Surface water and Foul Drainage Scheme) 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) 5 (Scheme of investigation) attached to permission FUL/2024/0099.
Causewayside Farm, The Long Causeway, Cliviger, BB10 4RP
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0433
Insertion of door to front elevation
2 BROUGHAM STREET, BURNLEY, BB12 0AS
Received Not published
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0435
Discharge of condition(s) 4 ( Construction Management Plan) and 12 (Invasive Species Management) attached to permission PA2026/0110.
PRAIRIE SPORTS VILLAGE, WINDERMERE AVENUE, BURNLEY, BB10 2FU
Received Not published
ValidOTH/2026/0436
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Updated Badger Survey), 5 (Toolbox Talk), and 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to permission PA/2026/0145.
Green Farm, Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley OL14 7EA
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0437
The proposal aims to provide a formalised multi-use games area to the gardens (MUGA).
Thornber Gardens, Burnley
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0438
Raise of soffit and ridge height of existing garage building, and conversion into habitable space
5 Round Hill Place, Cliviger, BB10 4UA
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0439
The construction and operation of a micro battery storage project.
Land on the north east side of Rossendale Road, Burnley, BB11 5JF
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0441
Second storey extension
Sweet Well House Farm, Todmorden Road, Briercliffe, BB10 3PL
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0442
Proposed Light Industrial Unit and Associated Access and Car Parking
Land off Lune Street, Padiham
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0443
Removal of oil boiler and Installation of a Air Source Heat Pump
Lower Fennymoor Foot Cottage, Walverden Road, Briercliffe, BB10 3QR
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0444
Removal of oil boiler and Installation of a Air Source Heat Pump
Lower Fennymoor Foot Cottage, Walverden Road, Briercliffe, BB10 3QR
Received Not published
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0445
Demolition of existing sports pavilion. Proposed new sports pavilion and community space with associated landscape and parking.
Sports Pavilion, Towneley Park, Todmorden Road, Burnley, BB11 3RQ
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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