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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911 approved · 133 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former E L E Advanced Technologies Ltd Cotton Tree Lane Colne Lancashire BB8 7BX
Received 19 Aug 2026Prospect Farm Lenches Road Colne Lancashire
Received 19 Aug 202619 Grange Street Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5LB
Received 19 Aug 20265 Hawthorne Grove Barrowford Lancashire BB9 8RB
Received 19 Aug 2026Mcdonalds North Valley Retail Park North Valley Road Colne Lancashire BB8 9HH
Received 20 Aug 2026Middleton Laithe Farm Middleton Drive Barrowford Lancashire BB9 6BA
Received 20 Aug 2026Fairfield Moss Side Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 6BG
Received 20 Aug 2026Walshaw House Regent Street Nelson Lancashire BB9 8AS
Received 21 Aug 2026Manor House Spout Houses Blacko Lancashire BB9 6NB
Received 20 Aug 2026Manor House Spout Houses Blacko Lancashire BB9 6NB
Received 20 Aug 202615 Carriers Row Colne Lancashire BB8 7JD
Received 24 Aug 2026245 Barkerhouse Road Nelson Lancashire BB9 9NL
Received 23 Aug 2026The Old Farm House Lane Top Winewall Lancashire BB8 8BU
Received 24 Aug 20262 Spen Barn Jinny Lane Roughlee Lancashire BB12 9JN
Received 25 Aug 202616 Lincoln Road Earby Lancashire BB18 6QE
Received 25 Aug 2026September Cottage 40 Town Head Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5QG
Received 25 Aug 2026Albert Works Clifton Street Colne Lancashire BB8 9AA
Received 25 Aug 202628 Barnwood Road Earby Lancashire BB18 6PB
Received 25 Aug 20262 Boulview Terrace Colne Lancashire BB8 7BQ
Received 25 Aug 202635 Edge End Avenue Brierfield Lancashire BB9 0PN
Received 25 Aug 2026179 Halifax Road Brierfield Lancashire BB9 5BL
Received 25 Aug 2026Robin House Pendle Valley Farm Blacko Bar Road Roughlee Lancashire BB9 6NT
Received 26 Aug 2026Land Adjacent Heather View Green End Road Earby Lancashire
Received 26 Aug 2026Haddings Head Farmhouse Haddings Lane Higham Lancashire BB12 9LU
Received 26 Aug 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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