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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 (211 decided)
86.7%
Pendle overall (2,887 decided)
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
Approved
Full: Formation of a rear escape stair and minor alterations to shop front. · Sat 12 Jul 2025
Approved
T2 Alder - Crown Raise secondary branches by upto 5-6m over the garden side back · Wed 09 Jul 2025
Approved
Full: Erection of a single storey rear extension. · Mon 07 Jul 2025
Approved
Full: Engineering works to raise existing ground levels and the erection of a re · Wed 02 Jul 2025
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,887 decisions.

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