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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
212 Railway Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 0SE
Received 23 Jun 2025Unit 1 Ravenscroft Way Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6JA
Received 23 Jun 20253 Eagley Road Reedley Burnley Lancashire BB9 5TD
Received 24 Jun 202522 Woodbury Avenue Fence Lancashire BB12 9EH
Received 24 Jun 2025Land At Former Garden Centre Skipton New Road Foulridge Lancashire
Received 24 Jun 2025Thorndene Waller Hill Foulridge Lancashire BB8 7JZ
Received 24 Jun 2025Proposed Livestock Building High Lane Salterforth Lancashire
Received 24 Jun 2025Aldi Stores Limited 1 Crownest Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5DD
Received 25 Jun 20252 - 4 Carleton Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 9DQ
Received 25 Jun 202560 Larch Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 9RH
Received 25 Jun 2025Land To The North Of 249 Keighley Road Colne Lancashire
Received 26 Jun 202525 Albert Road Barnoldswick Lancashire
Received 26 Jun 2025Moss Houses Moss Houses Road Foulridge Lancashire BB8 7QL
Received 26 Jun 202561 Water Street Earby Lancashire BB18 6RA
Received 27 Jun 202533 Heyhead Street Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5BN
Received 28 Jun 2025Site Of Proposed Seating Area For Lock Stop Cafe Greenberfield Lane Barnoldswick Lancashire
Received 30 Jun 20259 - 11 Guilford Street Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5LH
Received 30 Jun 2025Land To The South Of Rockwood Manor Halifax Road Nelson Lancashire
Received 1 Jul 2025The Old Cart House Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Received 1 Jul 2025The Old Cart House Higham Hall Road Higham Lancashire BB12 9EU
Received 1 Jul 2025Cobble Cottage Greenfield Road Colne Lancashire BB8 9PE
Received 1 Jul 202549 Rutland Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7RP
Received 1 Jul 202516 Hillside View Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5DU
Received 2 Jul 2025Old Chelsea House Clogg Heads Trawden Lancashire BB8 8RX
Received 3 Jul 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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