Burnley Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Burnley Borough Council decided more than 460 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Burnley Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Burnley Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 460 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 14%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of more than 100 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 45 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 24%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 54plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Burnley Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants, with particular reference to communal indoor and outdoor space; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants…”
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“The main issue is whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance…”
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“On the above basis, the main issues are: • whether the proposed development is in a suitable location, with regard to local and national policies for new development in the countryside; • the effect of the proposal on the character…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposal on purposes (a)…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the development proposal on: • the character and appearance of the area; • highway safety; • the public rights of way; and • the living conditions of the occupiers of Holt Hill Farm…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.