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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Pendle Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Oct 2023 to 21 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Joiners Cottage 28A Aspen Lane Earby Lancashire
Received 17 Dec 202443 Princess Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 9BL
Received 17 Dec 20241 Lindred Road Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5SR
Received 18 Dec 202477 Colne Road Earby Lancashire BB18 6XL
Received 18 Dec 202449 Fountain Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7XU
Received 19 Dec 20248 Manor Road Colne Lancashire BB8 7AS
Received 19 Dec 2024Unit 2 Silk Way Business Park Whitewalls Drive Colne Lancashire BB8 9FJ
Received 19 Dec 2024Amenity Land West Of Southfield Square Southfield Street Nelson Lancashire
Received 20 Dec 2024262 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7DE
Received 23 Dec 2024264 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7DE
Received 23 Dec 2024Chapel Buildings 63 Elizabeth Street Nelson Lancashire
Received 23 Dec 2024Land At Former Garden Centre Skipton New Road Foulridge Lancashire
Received 23 Dec 202438 Westgate Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5QF
Received 28 Dec 202426 Cumberland Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7RH
Received 30 Dec 2024Land To The South West Of Goldshaw Court Well Head Road Newchurch In Pendle Lancashire
Received 30 Dec 20242 Berkeley Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 0SJ
Received 2 Jan 2025Oakfield Skipton Old Road Colne Lancashire BB8 7AE
Received 2 Jan 202511 Scotland Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7UT
Received 6 Jan 2025269 Keighley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 7HD
Received 6 Jan 20251 Casserley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 0QT
Received 7 Jan 2025Laund House Farm Noggarth Road Roughlee Lancashire BB12 9PU
Received 9 Jan 20255 Carrside Fence Lancashire BB9 6RX
Received 9 Jan 20251 Arcadia Market Street Colne Lancashire BB8 0HX
Received 9 Jan 2025Wood End Farm Woodend Road Reedley Burnley Lancashire BB12 9DS
Received 10 Jan 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Pendle 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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