Pendle planning approval rate

Pendle council approved 86.4% of planning applications and refused 13.6%, based on 3,290 decisions analysed. Ranked 55th out of 237 councils for strictness.

Last updated: May 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

86.4%

overall approval rate

3,290

Decisions analysed

2,844

Approved

446

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Pendle. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (2,051 decided)

85.9%

Trees (500 decided)

95.2%

Other (355 decided)

84.2%

Discharge of Conditions (154 decided)

81.2%

Advertisement (78 decided)

85.9%

Listed Building (72 decided)

86.1%

Prior Approval (57 decided)

91.2%

Certificate of Lawfulness (23 decided)

4.3%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Pendle — mined from 3,290 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (520 decided)

87.1%

Garage / Parking (463 decided)

85.1%

Extension (General) (313 decided)

88.5%

New Build (287 decided)

84.3%

Side Extension (280 decided)

88.2%

Change of Use (Residential) (272 decided)

82.7%

Dormer (202 decided)

88.6%

Outbuilding (130 decided)

88.5%

Conservatory (85 decided)

89.4%

Wraparound Extension (53 decided)

88.7%

Annex (38 decided)

84.2%

Loft Conversion (29 decided)

82.8%

Front Extension (24 decided)

79.2%

Basement (21 decided)

90.5%

Flat Conversion (15 decided)

93.3%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Pendle. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Boulsworth & Foulridge (468 decided)

85.0%

Barrowford & Pendleside (442 decided)

85.3%

Earby & Coates (334 decided)

90.4%

Bradley (261 decided)

88.1%

Barnoldswick (239 decided)

87.9%

Brierfield West & Reedley (232 decided)

87.5%

Whitefield & Walverden (230 decided)

84.3%

Brierfield East & Clover Hill (192 decided)

90.6%

Marsden & Southfield (168 decided)

92.3%

Vivary Bridge (162 decided)

80.9%

Fence & Higham (162 decided)

86.4%

Waterside & Horsfield (143 decided)

79.0%

Higham And Pendleside (26 decided)

96.2%

Boulsworth (25 decided)

88.0%

Reedley (21 decided)

81.0%

Earby (21 decided)

90.5%

Wards in Pendle

Boulsworth & Foulridge

85.0% approval · 468 decisions

Barrowford & Pendleside

85.3% approval · 442 decisions

Earby & Coates

90.4% approval · 334 decisions

Bradley

88.1% approval · 261 decisions

Barnoldswick

87.9% approval · 239 decisions

Brierfield West & Reedley

87.5% approval · 232 decisions

Whitefield & Walverden

84.3% approval · 230 decisions

Brierfield East & Clover Hill

90.6% approval · 192 decisions

Marsden & Southfield

92.3% approval · 168 decisions

Vivary Bridge

80.9% approval · 162 decisions

Fence & Higham

86.4% approval · 162 decisions

Waterside & Horsfield

79.0% approval · 143 decisions

Higham And Pendleside

96.2% approval · 26 decisions

Boulsworth

88.0% approval · 25 decisions

Reedley

81.0% approval · 21 decisions

Earby

90.5% approval · 21 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Pendle, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/0103/TCA

T1 and T2 are Alder trees on the plan, are on land at the rear of No8 Malham Vie · Barnoldswick · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Approved

26/0073/FUL

Full: Installation of an extraction flue to the rear including a new shopfront. · Bradley · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Approved

26/0072/LBC

Listed Building Consent: Internal alterations, including the provision of a new · Earby & Coates · Fri 27 Mar 2026

Approved

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