Burnley planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Burnley Borough Council, updated daily. Burnley Borough Council received 107 planning applications in the last 90 days, 7 of them major schemes. 70% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in Burnley
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Scout Moor Wind Farm, Rochdale
12-turbine wind farm extension, 180m blade tip height, Scout Moor. Adds twelve turbines with substation, grid connection, access upgrades and habitat restoration at full application stage. Civil works, electrical grid infrastructure and tower erection dominate the project value, with cabling and…
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Land at Burnley College, Princess Way, Burnley, BB12 0AN
Two-storey educational building at Burnley College, delivering classrooms and workshops. New institutional facility with rooftop solar, hard and soft landscaping at full application stage. Structural frame, M&E, educational fit-out and solar installation drive procurement; groundworks and drainage…
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41-37 Bank Parade, Burnley BB11 1UG
16-studio student accommodation conversion, Burnley outline. Outline permission for up to 16 bedrooms with external alterations and reserved landscaping. Fit-out, M&E and internal partitioning define the cost, with bedroom bathrooms and kitchens driving sanitaryware volumes.
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Land South of Rossendale Road, Burnley
150-dwelling Burnley scheme, screening opinion requested. Seeks confirmation whether up to 150 homes with open space and SuDS need an environmental impact assessment. A positive screening adds ecology, drainage and transport surveys ahead of any full application.
Land on the north east side of Rossendale Road, Burnley, BB11 5JF
Micro battery storage facility, Burnley. New energy storage installation on greenfield land at full application stage. Electrical infrastructure, control systems and concrete foundations anchor the project; grid-connection and M&E packages are open to suppliers.
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Land South of Lower Water Street, Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, BB12 6NB
Two-dwelling permission in principle scheme, Burnley, outline stage. Establishes principle approval for up to two new homes on land off Lowerhouse Lane, with technical details still to come. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages become the first trade opportunities once detailed approval is…
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Land off Lune Street, Padiham
Light industrial unit with access and parking, Padiham. New B2 building on greenfield land off Lune Street at full application stage. Groundworks, portal frame, cladding and yard drainage form the main packages for industrial contractors.
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Sports Pavilion, Towneley Park, Todmorden Road, Burnley, BB11 3RQ
Sports pavilion replacement with community space, Burnley. Demolishes the existing pavilion and erects a replacement with community space, landscaping and parking, at full stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages suit local contractors, with hard landscaping and car park…
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7 WESTERN AVENUE, BURNLEY, BB11 4JW
Two-dwelling new-build scheme, Burnley. Erects two homes with access, parking and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing open the packages, with M&E and drainage following.
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UNIT 3, FRONTIER WAY, BURNLEY, BB11 5FE
Production tower with material silo for cementitious manufacturing, Burnley. New industrial structure housing silos and weighbridge infrastructure on an existing industrial site at full application stage. Steel frame, cladding and weighbridge installation drive the package, with site drainage and…
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Knotts Bridge Farm, Magnesium Way, Hapton, BB12 7BF
Two-pitch gypsy site and day room, Hapton, part retrospective. New day room and farm building extension for a mixed agricultural and two-pitch site, full stage. Pitch groundworks, day room brickwork and roofing, plus foul drainage and utilities, suit local trades.
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14 ADVANCE POINT, BURNLEY, BB11 5FQ
Pet crematorium fit-out in Burnley business unit, full application. Converts a unit at Advance Point to a pet crematorium, adding two flues and a ground-mounted fuel tank. Cremator plant, flue installation and bunded fuel storage open packages for specialist M&E and groundworks contractors.
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7 SOUTHERN AVENUE, BURNLEY, BB12 8AH
Single new dwelling and garage, Burnley, full application stage. Erects one new home and garage on a Southern Avenue plot, with associated infrastructure. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages lead, with drainage connections for local trades.
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Thornber Gardens, Burnley
Multi-use games area (MUGA) for Thornber Gardens, Burnley. Installs a formalised playing surface and ancillary structures for community sport at full application stage. Drainage, sports surfacing and boundary fencing are the primary packages for specialist contractors.
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Hollins Farm, Red Lees Road, Cliviger, BB10 4RB
Two-storey detached holiday let replacing a garage, Cliviger. Demolishes an existing garage and erects a new two-storey detached building for holiday use at full application stage. Structural frame, brickwork and roofing dominate; fit-out and kitchen/bathroom packages follow for the holiday-let…
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Planning appeals in Burnley Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Burnley Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Burnley Borough Council, raw rate
29.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.9 percentage points below expected. Burnley Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
126 appeals counted, 119 judged either way (35 allowed, 84 dismissed), 7 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.3% | 28.8% | 66 | 66 | 18 |
| Householder (HAS) | 37.5% | 35.6% | 41 | 40 | 15 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 16.7% | 36.9% | 6 | 6 | 1 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement Notice | Too few judged | 13.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Burnley Borough Council
Burnley Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Burnley Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent32 homes
- Affordable rent296 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Burnley Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder76% (45 decided)
- other75% (32 decided)
- commercial85% (20 decided)
- residential73% (11 decided)
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