New housing in Pendle Borough Council
We read Pendle Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 8,295 of its planning applications going back to 2013, and 79 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 135% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 135% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 8,295
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 39 | 6 |
| 2025 | 100 | 74 | 17 |
| 2024 | 101 | 74 | 16 |
| 2023 | 93 | 66 | 18 |
| 2022 | 101 | 72 | 17 |
| 2021 | 103 | 76 | 13 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Site Of Former Riverside Mill And Land Bordering With Charles Street And Baker Street Reedyford Road Nelson Lancashire Reserved Matters: Residential development of up to 113 dwellings (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) of Outline Planning Permission 22/0774/OUT varied by 23/0557/VAR. 26/0221/REM | Awaiting decision | 1 Apr 2026 |
| 84 | Site Of Fernbank Mill Fernbank Avenue Barnoldswick Lancashire Outline (Major): Erection of up to 84 dwellings (Access, Appearance, Layout and Scale only) including open space and associated infrastructure. 25/0144/OUT | Awaiting decision | 3 Jul 2025 |
| 39 | Land To East Of Colne Road Earby Lancashire Full: (Major) Erection of 39 dwellings. 24/0094/FUL | Refused | 15 Apr 2024 |
| 28 | Land At Field Number 0087 Earby Road Salterforth Lancashire Full (Major): Erection of 28 no. dwellings with detached garages and associated landscaping, infrastructure and altered vehicular access. 26/0204/FUL | Withdrawn | 1 Apr 2026 |
| 28 | Land To The North Of Applegarth Barnoldswick Lancashire Full: (Major) Erection of 28 no. dwellings with altered vehicular access and 86 no. parking spaces. 25/0467/FUL | Awaiting decision | 27 Aug 2025 |
| 28 | Land To The West Of White Leys Close Earby Lancashire Full: (Major): Erection of 28 no. dwellings with new access from Park Avenue along with associated infrastructure and landscaping. 24/0810/FUL | Refused | 16 Dec 2024 |
| 18 | Land To The West Of Sheridan Road Sheridan Road Colne Lancashire Outline (Major): Erection of 18 no. dwellings (Access only). 25/0035/OUT | Refused | 21 Jan 2025 |
| 11 | Land Off Laithe Street Colne Lancashire Full (Major): Erection of 11 no. dwellings with altered vehicular access and parking. 25/0569/FUL | Approved | 1 Oct 2025 |
| 11 | Land To The North Of Hargreaves Street Colne Lancashire Full (Major): Erection of 11 no. dwellings. 24/0306/FUL | Refused | 2 Sept 2024 |
| 10 | Land To The North East Of 112 Halifax Road Brierfield Lancashire Full (Major): Erection of 10 no. bungalows. 24/0197/FUL | Approved | 10 Jul 2024 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Pendle Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.