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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Priory Chase Nelson Lancashire BB9 0NT
Received 15 Jul 2025Holy Trinity Church Skipton Road Barnoldswick Lancashire
Received 15 Jul 2025Union Hotel Market Street Colne Lancashire BB8 0LL
Received 15 Jul 202551 Reedley Road Reedley Burnley Lancashire BB10 2LU
Received 16 Jul 2025Park High School Venables Avenue Colne Lancashire BB8 7DP
Received 16 Jul 202535 Taylor Street Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5RY
Received 17 Jul 2025Land To The West Of Garfield Keighley Road Colne Lancashire
Received 21 Jul 202516 Charles Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7YG
Received 18 Jul 2025Wooded Area To The West Of Francis Avenue Barrowford Lancashire
Received 21 Jul 2025Heyroyd Farm Skipton Old Road Colne Lancashire
Received 21 Jul 20255 Linkside Avenue Nelson Lancashire BB9 9LJ
Received 22 Jul 2025Land And Buildings To The South West Of Grains Barn Farm Barrowford Road Fence Lancashire
Received 22 Jul 2025Land To The South Of Green Meadow Trawden Lancashire
Received 22 Jul 2025Land Containing Ashlar House And Ashlar Cottage Barrowford Road Higham Lancashire
Received 23 Jul 2025Land Containing Ashlar House And Ashlar Cottage Barrowford Road Higham Lancashire
Received 23 Jul 2025Site Of Proposed Telecommunication Mast Greenberfield Lane Barnoldswick Lancashire
Received 24 Jul 20251 - 3 Scotland Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7UT
Received 24 Jul 20251 - 3 Scotland Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7UT
Received 24 Jul 2025Site For Proposed Agricultural Building To The North East Of Montford Hall Cuckstool Lane Fence Lancashire
Received 28 Jul 202597 Hibson Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 0AU
Received 28 Jul 202512 Thomas Street Colne Lancashire BB8 8AQ
Received 28 Jul 20257 Harry Street Salterforth Lancashire BB18 5TP
Received 29 Jul 2025Heirs House Farm Heirs House Lane Colne Lancashire BB8 9TA
Received 29 Jul 2025Ashen Dene Cottage 5 Sabden Fold Higham Lancashire BB12 9LS
Received 29 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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