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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Higher Park Hill Farm Colne Road Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6JQ
Received 31 Jul 202599 Leeds Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9UA
Received 1 Aug 202511 Barnoldswick Road Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6BH
Received 2 Aug 2025Copy Nook Farm Old Lane Salterforth Lancashire BB18 5SJ
Received 3 Aug 20257 Bracewell Close Nelson Lancashire BB9 9RN
Received 4 Aug 202510 - 12 Howgill Close Nelson Lancashire BB9 0SX
Received 5 Aug 202519 Highgate Nelson Lancashire BB9 0DU
Received 5 Aug 20251 Hayfield View Earby Road Salterforth Lancashire BB18 6SR
Received 5 Aug 2025Mere View 210 Skipton Road Colne Lancashire BB8 7AT
Received 5 Aug 202516 Hillside View Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5DU
Received 5 Aug 20255 Southfield Cottage Southfield Lane Southfield Lancashire BB10 3RH
Received 6 Aug 20255 Southfield Cottage Southfield Lane Southfield Lancashire BB10 3RH
Received 6 Aug 2025317 Barkerhouse Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9LR
Received 6 Aug 2025126 Walton Lane Nelson Lancashire BB9 8BL
Received 6 Aug 2025513 Colne Road Reedley Burnley Lancashire BB10 2LF
Received 6 Aug 2025Field To The South East Of Bolton Laithe Farm Coal Pit Lane Colne Lancashire
Received 8 Aug 202530 - 32 Crawford Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 7QU
Received 11 Aug 2025Land To The West Of Moss Houses Moss Houses Road Foulridge Lancashire
Received 11 Aug 2025St Josephs Roman Catholic School West Close Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5EN
Received 11 Aug 2025Leach Cottage Heirs House Lane Colne Lancashire BB8 9TA
Received 12 Aug 2025Garage Site South West Of 28 To 54 Hamilton Road Barrowford Lancashire
Received 12 Aug 2025Dunroamin Moss Side Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6BG
Received 12 Aug 2025Land And Buildings To The South Of 61 To 63 Colne Road Brierfield Lancashire
Received 13 Aug 20252 Ormerod Terrace Skipton New Road Foulridge Lancashire BB8 7PT
Received 13 Aug 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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