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Planning appeals in Burnley

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Burnley since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 129 planning appeals in Burnley since 2016, of which 28% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 20 decisions, 20% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 20 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

134

appeals on record since 2016

28%

of decided appeals allowed

20 wks

median receipt to decision

20

decisions in the last 12 months, 20% allowed

By appeal type

Householder48 decided
35% allowed
Minor59 decided
24% allowed
Major9 decided
44% allowed
Commercial3 decided
0% allowed
Enforcement5 decided
0% allowed
Other10 decided
10% allowed

By procedure

Written representations127 decided
26% allowed
Hearings5 decided
40% allowed
Inquiries2 decided
50% allowed

Latest decisions in Burnley

  1. Dismissed6 October 2026· householder6010160
    27 Rosehill Road, Burnley, BB11 2JT

    single storey side extension to form games room and snug area

  2. Dismissed24 September 2026· minor6011037
    Marton House, 31 West Street, Padiham, BB12 8JD
  3. Dismissed22 September 2026· major6007776
    Wrights Upholstery, Claremont Street, Burnley, BB12 0HG

    Change of use and conversion of existing building to form student accommodation comprising 24 studio bedrooms with associated external alterations, including increasing the rear extension's roof height

  4. Allowed8 September 2026· householder6011155
    Isles House, Arbory Drive, Padiham, BB12 8JS

    wooden garden shed in South-East corner of the garden

  5. Allowed8 September 2026· minor6010021
    Land Adjacent to 10 Hurtley Street, Burnley, BB10 1BY

    Permission in principle for the erection of one building comprising 6 flats

  6. Dismissed8 September 2026· minor6006054
    393 Burnley Road, Cliviger, Burnley, B10 4SU

    Demolition of a building used for dog grooming and its replacement by a detached dwelling

  7. Dismissed28 August 2026· householder6012320
    128 Lancaster Drive, Hapton, Bunrley, BB12 7DU

    Bedroom/wet room extension to rear of property (principal elevation)

  8. Dismissed14 August 2026· householder6008128
    341 Brunshaw Road, Burnley, BB10 3HX

    a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  9. Notice upheld27 July 2026· enforcement3376788
    Land at Cold Soil Ruins, Kebs Road, Off Long Causeway, Todmorden, Lancashire, OL14 8SD

    without planning permission, the erection of a building in the approximate position marked with an ‘X’ on the attached plan

  10. Dismissed15 June 2026· householder6007656
    2 Borrowdale Close, Burnley, BB10 2QN

    proposed single storey side and two storey rear extension with internal alterations and site works

  11. Dismissed11 June 2026· householder6006511
    7 Queen Street, Padiham, BB12 8JW

    for the erection of balcony to rear of property

  12. Allowed18 May 2026· minor6002457
    Manley House, 136 Burnley Road, Hapton, BB11 5QT

    change of use of the existing single dwelling to a wedding venue together with associated works including car parking and landscaping

  13. Dismissed14 May 2026· ldc3368969
    109 Basnett Street, Burnley, BB10 3ES

    use as a younger persons care home (C3 use)

  14. Dismissed25 March 2026· minor3370747
    4 Nicholas Street, Burnley, BB11 2AQ
  15. Dismissed17 February 2026· minor6002073
    Land Between Hill Farm and Copucobana, Halifax Road, Burnley, BB10 3QS

    Stage 2 Technical Details Consent for 1 dwelling with access from Halifax Road (following the grant of Stage 1 Permission in Principle PIP 2023/0648). Resubmission of application FUL/2025/0294

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.