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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
86.8% of applications approved
Ranks #188 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
30.6% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #167 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 72 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£140,000 median sale price
+3.7% year on year · 1,188 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
32.9% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #305 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 44,139 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA/2026/0431 | 3, Trafalgar Street, Burnley | Advertisement Consent for 1no. frontage sign, 1 no. fascia sign, 1 no. first floor sign, 2 no. ground floor frontage… | Advertisement | — |
| PA/2026/0432 | 6 ENNERDALE ROAD, WORSTHORNE-WITH-HURSTWOOD | Proposed conversion of existing detached garage to provide a ground-floor bedroom with en-suite shower room and utility… | Other | — |
| PA/2026/0419 | UNIT 1, WIDOW HILL ROAD, BURNLEY | Retrospective temporary change of use for a period of 12 months from storage or distribution (Use Class B8) to indoor… | Changeofuse | — |
| PA/2026/0403 | Hollins Farm, Red Lees Road, Cliviger | Demolition of an existing garage and erection of a two-storey detached building for use as a holiday let. | Other | — |
| PA/2026/0415 | 112 Richmond Avenue, Cliviger | Removal of existing conservatory and construction of single storey extension to the rear elevation | Householder | — |
| PA/2026/0427 | 54 Colvin Way, Burnley | Garage conversion and driveway alterations | Other | — |
| PA/2026/0402 | 41 -37 Bank Parade, Burnley | Outline application for the change of use to Student Accommodation (Sui Generis) comprising up to 16no. studio bedrooms… | Outlineplanning | — |
| PA/2026/0423 | 41 -37 Bank Parade, Burnley | Listed Building consent for external and internal alteration to allow conversion to Student Accommodation (Sui Generis). | Listedbuilding | — |
| PA/2026/0422 | UNIT 3, FRONTIER WAY, BURNLEY | Erection of new production tower to house material silo(s) for the manufacture of cementitious based products including… | Other | — |
| NOT/2026/0425 | 21 HOLMESTRAND AVENUE, BURNLEY | Proposed single storey extension projecting 4.50 metres from the rear elevation, height to eaves 3.00 metres and… | Householder | — |
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We index every application published on Burnley’s planning portal (Arcus) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://burnleycouncil.my.site.com/pr/s/register-view?c__r=Arcus_BE_Public_RegisterNewest application received 29 Sept 2026.
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PlanNexus indexes Burnley's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 29 Sept 2026.
86.8% of Burnley's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
30.6% of appeals against Burnley decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 72 decided appeals.
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