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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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
High Mount Farm Foxen Dole Lane Higham Lancashire BB12 9EX
Received 14 Nov 2025Bankfield Shed Skipton Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5RU
Received 14 Nov 2025Land To The North East Of Meadow Park Court Barnoldswick Lancashire
Received 17 Nov 2025Mitton House 9 Mitton Cottages Barnoldswick Road Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6RD
Received 18 Nov 2025Land To The West Of 12 Francis Avenue Barrowford Lancashire
Received 18 Nov 202510 Sandy Hall Lane Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6QH
Received 18 Nov 202510 Sandy Hall Lane Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6QH
Received 18 Nov 2025Cappers Farm Well Head Road Newchurch In Pendle Lancashire BB12 9LR
Received 18 Nov 202510 Salterforth Road Earby Lancashire BB18 6NG
Received 18 Nov 20253 Craven Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7AZ
Received 18 Nov 2025The Old Library Booth Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7QF
Received 18 Nov 2025Sabden Great Hall Sabden Fold Higham Lancashire BB12 9LS
Received 19 Nov 20253 Rickard Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 0RN
Received 19 Nov 2025Saint Bartholomews School Exchange Street Colne Lancashire
Received 19 Nov 2025Alkincoats Hall Farm Red Lane Colne Lancashire BB8 9TB
Received 20 Nov 2025Development Site To The North East Of Saint Thomas Church Wheatley Lane Road Barrowford Lancashire
Received 20 Nov 2025Development Site At Former Barnsey Shed Long Ing Lane Barnoldswick Lancashire
Received 21 Nov 20258 Osborne Terrace Newchurch In Pendle Lancashire BB12 9JJ
Received 22 Nov 20252A Park Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5BG
Received 23 Nov 2025The Old Library Booth Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7QF
Received 24 Nov 2025Skipton Road Business Park Skipton Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5EF
Received 24 Nov 2025Spring Mill Stoney Bank Road Earby Lancashire BB18 6RN
Received 24 Nov 2025Forest Of Pendle Leisure Park Pasture Lane Roughlee Lancashire BB9 6NR
Received 24 Nov 2025Hollins Farm Grove Lane Higham Lancashire BB12 9AF
Received 24 Nov 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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