Submitting a planning application

Burnley Borough Council work in partnership with the Planning Portal to deliver online planning services.  We recommend you submit your planning application to us electronically by clicking on the link below to the national Planning Portal and registering as a user.

• Submit an application online

The benefits of applying on-line include:

• you do not need to copy the forms and plans - just attach one copy;
• you can easily access on-line advice
• you can pay the application fee on-line;
• you will save time, money and paper
• we will receive the application faster and begin to check it earlier.

Alternatively, if you want to apply the traditional way, you can download forms here and complete and return them to us by post.

Link to the national planning application validation guidance to find out what you need to send with your application.