Pendle Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Pendle Borough Council decided more than 780 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Pendle 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).
Recent major decisions
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8 October 2026 · Refused
Land And Buildings To The South And West Of West Close Farm Foxen Dole Lane Higham Lancashire · 26/0488/FUL
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12 August 2026 · Approved
Unit 4 Silk Way Business Park Whitewalls Drive Colne Lancashire BB8 9FJ · 26/0185/FUL
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Langroyd Hall Langroyd Road Colne Lancashire BB8 7AN · 26/0023/FUL
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15 July 2026 · Approved
Prairie Sports Village Colne Road Brierfield Lancashire · 26/0165/FUL
Figures for Pendle Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 780 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 84 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 34%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 69plan adopted 2025 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Pendle Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, its effect on openness, and whether any harm caused by the proposal, by virtue of being inappropriate development, and any other identified harm…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • The effect of the proposed development on the vitality of Colne town centre.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Earby Conservation Area (the CA); and • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: (i) The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the landscape; (ii) The effect of the proposed development on the free and safe movement of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.