Barnoldswick planning approval rate
Barnoldswick ward in Pendle has a 86.7% approval rate based on 211 planning decisions. Pendle overall: 86.3%.
Last updated: April 2026
86.7%
ward approval rate
211
Decisions
183
Approved
28
Refused
86.3%
Pendle average
Barnoldswick is broadly in line with the Pendle average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Barnoldswick compares
Barnoldswick ward
86.7%
Pendle overall
86.3%
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Recent decisions in Barnoldswick
Full: Change of use from an existing Florist shop (Use Class E(a) to a Wine/Cock · Wed 30 Jul 2025
Full: Formation of a rear escape stair and minor alterations to shop front. · Sat 12 Jul 2025
T2 Alder - Crown Raise secondary branches by upto 5-6m over the garden side back · Wed 09 Jul 2025
Full: Erection of a single storey rear extension. · Mon 07 Jul 2025
Full: Engineering works to raise existing ground levels and the erection of a re · Wed 02 Jul 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Pendle
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,887 decisions.
Other wards in Pendle
Boulsworth & Foulridge (85.4%)
Barrowford & Pendleside (85.3%)
Earby & Coates (89.7%)
Bradley (87.7%)
Brierfield West & Reedley (88.5%)
Whitefield & Walverden (86.3%)
Brierfield East & Clover Hill (90.4%)
Vivary Bridge (80.6%)
Marsden & Southfield (91.7%)
Fence & Higham (84.2%)
Waterside & Horsfield (77.9%)