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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
14 Station Road Foulridge Lancashire BB8 7LB
Received 24 Jan 2026Land And Buildings To The South Of 13 To 15 Clifton Street Trawden Lancashire
Received 24 Jan 202698 - 100 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7HD
Received 26 Jan 2026599 Wheatley Lane Road Fence Lancashire BB12 9EP
Received 26 Jan 20262A Park Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5BG
Received 26 Jan 202633 Gisburn Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5HB
Received 26 Jan 20262 - 4 Bradley Road East Nelson Lancashire
Received 27 Jan 202619 Ribblesdale Place Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6AX
Received 27 Jan 2026Pendle Rise Shopping Centre Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9SL
Received 27 Jan 2026Bleara Barn Coolham Lane Earby Lancashire BB18 6LE
Received 27 Jan 20263 Burnley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 8DY
Received 27 Jan 2026Pendle Heritage Centre Colne Road Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6JQ
Received 29 Jan 202681 Knotts Mount Colne Lancashire BB8 8DZ
Received 30 Jan 2026115 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 7HB
Received 2 Feb 2026Meadow Park Kelbrook Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5TB
Received 2 Feb 2026Brampton House 500 Colne Road Brierfield Lancashire BB10 2LD
Received 3 Feb 202647 Stanley Street Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5DL
Received 3 Feb 2026Anchor Inn 18 Salterforth Lane Salterforth Lancashire BB18 5TT
Received 3 Feb 202621 Manchester Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9SD
Received 4 Feb 20261 Hartley Homes Keighley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 7HJ
Received 4 Feb 202612 Francis Avenue Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6AL
Received 4 Feb 202640 Bank Fold Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6JW
Received 4 Feb 202621 Bank Fold Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6JW
Received 5 Feb 2026Remains Of Dotcliffe Mill Dotcliffe Road Kelbrook Lancashire
Received 5 Feb 2026Records 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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