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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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Boulsworth Crescent Nelson Lancashire BB9 8DF
Received 28 Mar 2025294 Kings Causeway Brierfield Lancashire BB9 0EZ
Received 31 Mar 2025209 Halifax Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 0EW
Received 31 Mar 20254 Arncliffe Grove Barrowford Lancashire BB9 8SH
Received 31 Mar 2025Land West Of 32 Haverholt Close Colne Lancashire
Received 31 Mar 202542 Priory Chase Nelson Lancashire BB9 0NT
Received 31 Mar 2025Edge End Hall Cottage Edge End Lane Nelson Lancashire BB9 0PR
Received 31 Mar 2025Development Site At Former Brook Shed New Road Earby Lancashire
Received 31 Mar 2025143 Wheatley Lane Road Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6QN
Received 1 Apr 2025Waterside House Barley New Road Barley Lancashire BB12 9LF
Received 2 Apr 2025Butts Mill The Butts Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5HP
Received 2 Apr 20258 Cumberland Street Colne Lancashire BB8 9JD
Received 25 Mar 202590 Rakes House Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 8LU
Received 25 Mar 202536 Quakers View Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5PU
Received 26 Mar 202543 Heyhead Street Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5BN
Received 27 Mar 202549 Rutland Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7RP
Received 31 Mar 202517 Heights Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 0QE
Received 31 Mar 2025Land To The South East Of Bamford Street Nelson Lancashire
Received 4 Apr 202527 Burnley Road Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5JL
Received 27 Mar 2025Land To The South West Of 67 Vernon Street Nelson Lancashire
Received 1 Apr 2025269 Barkerhouse Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9LT
Received 5 Apr 2025Saint Bartholomews School Exchange Street Colne Lancashire
Received 5 Apr 2025534 Colne Road Reedley Burnley Lancashire BB10 2LD
Received 7 Apr 2025Lord Nelson Hotel 2 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7EG
Received 7 Apr 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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