Planning permission in Pendle
Most single-storey rear extensions within the national permitted development limits don't need planning permission in Pendle. The rules are stricter in its 23 conservation areas, where side extensions, two-storey extensions and loft dormers need permission. Check your address to see which rules apply.
Pendle at a glance
- Conservation areas
- 23
- Article 4 areas
- See below
- Protected landscapes
- Forest of Bowland
- Planning decisions
- Pendle Borough Council
How many conservation areas are there in Pendle?
Pendle has 23 conservation areas. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are reduced: side extensions, two-storey extensions, loft dormers and cladding all need planning permission, and many councils add Article 4 directions on top.
- Albert Road, Colne
- Barnoldswick
- Barrowford
- Brierfield Mills
- Calf Hall and Gillians, Barnoldswick
- Carr Hall and Wheatley Lane Road, Barrowford
- Carr Hall Road, Barrowford
- Cornmill and Valley Gardens, Barnoldswick
- Earby
- Edge End, Nelson
- Greenfield, Colne
- Higham
- Higherford
- Lidgett and Bents, Colne
- Lomeshaye Industrial Hamlet, Nelson
- Newchurch and Spenbrook
- Primet Bridge, Colne
- Sabden Fold
- Scholefield and Coldweather, Nelson
- Southfield, Nelson
- Whitefield, Nelson
- Whitehough, Barley
- Wycoller
Read more: extensions, loft dormers, garden rooms and solar panels in a conservation area.
Does Pendle have Article 4 directions?
Pendle hasn't published its Article 4 boundaries as data. Pendle has Article 4 directions in parts of the Whitefield Conservation Area in Nelson (including streets off Manchester Road, Lomeshaye Road, Westmoreland Street and School Street). We couldn't find a full list of any others online.
Read Pendle's Article 4 page (checked 29 October 2026).
What is an Article 4 direction?
Is any of Pendle in a national park, National Landscape or green belt?
- National Landscape (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in or bordering Pendle: Forest of Bowland.
- There is green belt in or bordering Pendle. Householder permitted development rights apply as normal in the green belt, but if you need planning permission, green belt policy limits how much a home can be enlarged.
National parks and National Landscapes restrict permitted development in similar ways to conservation areas. Read more: extensions, loft dormers and garden rooms.
Listed buildings and protected trees in Pendle
Listed buildings everywhere in England are recorded by Historic England, and the checker looks for them at every address. Pendle doesn't publish listed building outlines, so where a listed building is recorded near an address, we ask the homeowner to check whether it's theirs.
Pendle doesn't publish its tree preservation orders as data. If there are mature trees near your project, ask the council whether any are protected before you start.
What planning data does Pendle publish?
| Data | Status | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation area boundaries | Published | 23 |
| Article 4 direction boundaries | Not published | 0 |
| Listed building outlines | Not published | 0 |
| Tree preservation order areas | Not published | 0 |
| Protected trees | Not published | 0 |
Planning work on a home in Pendle? Put a pin on your house and we'll check it against all of this.
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Data from planning.data.gov.uk, published by Pendle Borough Council and national bodies under the Open Government Licence, last updated here on 31 October 2026. Pendle Borough Council website.