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Burnley: landlord licensing

Burnley operates discretionary property licensing. Here is what is in force, what is coming, and how to check whether your property is affected.

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Active selective licensing

Selective licensing applies to ordinary private rented homes (not just HMOs) within a designated area.

Selective licensing

active

Burnley Wood with Healey Wood, and Leyland Road area (street-defined; council street list + online checker)

Dates
21 Jul 2022 – 20 Jul 2027
Approx. fee
£715 standard (£640 returning)
Designated streets
43
Show the 43 designated streets

Transcribed from the council's published designation. Where only part of a street is covered, the house numbers are shown exactly as the council writes them.

  • Ash Street
  • Plumbe Street (24 - 96 Even (Incl) 79 - 97 Odd (Incl))
  • Branch Road (1 - 123 Odd (Incl) 4 - 50 Even (Incl))
  • Pine Street
  • Brunswick Street (83 - 89 Odd (Incl) 82 - 86 Even (Incl))
  • Reed Street (1 - 103 Odd (Incl) 2 - 100 Even (Incl))
  • Cedar Street
  • Springfield Road (57 - 65 Odd (Incl) 98 - 108 Even (Incl))
  • Dall Street (2 - 104 Even (Incl))
  • Berry Street
  • Hornby Street
  • David Street
  • Hull Street
  • Evans Street (2 & 4)
  • Kirkgate (47 & 51)
  • Healey Wood Road
  • Oxford Road (1 - 61 Odd (Incl))
  • Laithe Street
  • Parkinson Street (1 - 95 Odd (Incl) 2 - 100 Even (Incl))
  • Reservoir Street (1 - 7 Odd (Incl))
  • Parliament Street (71 - 139 Odd (Incl) 62 - 72 Even (Incl))
  • Springhill Road. (1 - 15 Odd (Incl))
  • Adlington Street
  • Hobart Street
  • Albert Street
  • Hunslet Street
  • Belvedere Road (2-154 even)
  • Leyland Road
  • Brown Square
  • Lindsay Street
  • Church Street (45 & 49)
  • Ormerod Road (99-123 odds)
  • Doris Street (1)
  • Ridge Road
  • Felix Street
  • Sandhurst Street
  • Forest Street
  • Straight Mile Court
  • Godley Street
  • Talbot Street
  • Hart Street
  • Thurston Street
  • Hawk Street

Official local authority licensing designation

Selective licensing

active

Five areas: Trinity, Queensgate, Gannow, Daneshouse and Stoneyholme, and Padiham (~3,700 PRS properties; street-defined)

Dates
27 Apr 2025 – 26 Apr 2030
Approx. fee
£750 standard (£670 returning)
Designated streets
282
Show the 282 designated streets

Transcribed from the council's published designation. Where only part of a street is covered, the house numbers are shown exactly as the council writes them.

  • ABEL STREET (2 to 10, 36, 40 to 60, 64 to 82, 130 to 178 (even))
  • ABEL STREET (43 to 85, 143 to 151 (odd))
  • Abinger Street (1-35 (odds))
  • Accrington Road (8-72 (evens), 260-294 (evens), 35-93 (odds))
  • Acre Street
  • Ada Street
  • Adamson Street (9-41 odds)
  • Ainslie Street
  • Albion Street
  • Albion Street (43-123)
  • Alder Street (1-27 (odds))
  • ALLEN COURT
  • ALLEN STREET (3 to 21 (odd))
  • Altham Street
  • ALTHAM STREET (1 to 23 (odd))
  • Alwin Street
  • ANGLE STREET
  • ARDWICK STREET (4 to 18, 50 to 76 (even), 51 to 87 (odd))
  • ARLEY GARDENS
  • Arran Street
  • Athol Street North (20-60 (evens), 21-57 (odds))
  • Athol Street South
  • Baker Street
  • BANKHALL TERRACE (1 to 11 (odd))
  • Bar Street
  • Barden Lane (29-55 & 61-145 odds)
  • Barley Street
  • Barry Street (2-28 (evens))
  • Basnett Street (2-16 (evens), 1-31 (odds))
  • Beech Street
  • BELFORD STREET (2 to 66 including 38a (even) 13 to 49 (odd))
  • BELGRAVE STREET (26 to 36 (even))
  • Bivel Street (11- 39 (odds) 22 and 40)
  • Blannel Street (3 to 3A)
  • BOND STREET (2 to 16 (even))
  • BOOTH COURT
  • Boundary Street
  • Bracewell Street
  • BRAMBLE PLACE
  • Bread Street
  • Brennand Street (2-58 even & 1-89 odds)
  • BRIEF STREET (1 to 15 (odd))
  • Briercliffe Road (8-116 evens (inc 114a))
  • Briercliffe Road (41 - 75 odds)
  • Briercliffe Road (129-283 (odds))
  • Bright Street
  • Bromsgrove Road
  • Brook Court
  • BROUGHAM STREET (1 to 119 (odd) 4, 22 to 38, 42 to 132 (even))
  • Bruce Street
  • Brush Street
  • Buccleuch Street
  • Bulcock Street
  • BURLEIGH STREET (4, 20 to 26 (even))
  • Burnham Gate (127-135 (odds))
  • Burnley Road (102-126 (evens), 155-173 (odds))
  • Burns Street
  • BURNS STREET (49 to 131 (odd) 52 to 82, 88 to 114 (even))
  • BUTLER STREET
  • Cairo Street
  • CAMERON STREET (1 to 25 (odd) 2 to 56 (even))
  • Canning Street
  • CANNING STREET (59 to 63 (odd))
  • Cardinal Street
  • Cardwell Street
  • Carter Street (2-28 evens & 1-27 odds30-56 (evens), 29-55 (odds))
  • CASTLE STREET
  • Cemetery Road (2-20 (evens), 1-19 (odds))
  • Chapel House, Florence Street
  • Clare Street
  • Claret Close
  • Cleaver Street (2-46 evens & 3-45 odds)
  • CLEGG STREET EAST (37 to 51 (odd))
  • CLEGG STREET (1 to 23 (odd) 4 to 14 (even))
  • Clifton Street (26-36 (evens), 35-53 (odds))
  • CLIVE STREET (5 to 69 (odd) 8 to 70 (even))
  • Coal Clough Lane (40-94 (evens), 5-121 (odds))
  • Cobden Street
  • Cog Lane (144-354 (evens), 69-229 (odds))
  • Colin Street (1-3 (odds))
  • Collinge Street
  • Colne Road (168-392a evens & 223-257 odds)
  • COLNE ROAD (2, to 16, 34 to 72 to 104, 112 to 124 (including 124 c), 128 to 160 (even))
  • COLVILLE STREET (9 to 21 (odd) 18 to 48 (even))
  • Coniston Court
  • Coniston Street
  • Cotton Street
  • Cotton Street (1-19 odds)
  • Coultate Street
  • CROMWELL STREET (1 to 35, 43 to 69 (odd) 2 to 70 (even))
  • CRONKSHAW STREET (1 to 35 (odd))
  • Cross Bank, Hambledon Street
  • DANE STREET
  • DANESHOUSE ROAD (1 to 51 (odd) 6 to 30, 36 to 70 (even))
  • Dean Street
  • DEVONSHIRE ROAD
  • DEVONSHIRE TERRACE (1 to 7 (odd))
  • Dickson Street
  • Dryden Street (66, 65 and 67 (odds))
  • Edmund Street
  • Eldwick Street
  • Elizabeth Street
  • Ellis Street
  • ELM STREET (3, 37 to 73 odd, 2 to 22, 62 to 98)
  • Elmwood Street (22-62 (evens), 13-53 (odds))
  • ESCOTT GARDENS
  • EVELYN STREET (2 to 22, 26 & 28 (even) 33 to 53 (odd))
  • Every Street (78-100 (evens), 1-19 (odds))
  • EXTWISTLE STREET
  • Field Street
  • Florence Street
  • FOLDS STREET (1, 4)
  • Ford Street
  • FRANCIS STREET (1 to 49 (odd))
  • Fraser Street
  • Furness Street
  • Gannow Lane (74-136 evens & 67-107 odds)
  • Gill Street
  • Godiva Street
  • GORDON STREET (2 to 30, 52 to 120 (even) 17 to 113 (odd))
  • Graham Street
  • Granby Street
  • Grange Street
  • Grant Street
  • GRANVILLE STREET
  • Green Lane (5-43 (odds))
  • Green Street
  • GREY STREET (2 to 60, 72 to 98, 148 to 176 (even) 7 to 21, 37 to 43, 47 to 71, 135 to 141 (odd))
  • Hambledon Street
  • Hapton Road (2-66 (evens), 1, 41-107 (odds))
  • Hapton Street (12-20 (evens), 1-15 (odds))
  • Harley Street
  • Harold Street (2-32 (evens), 1-55 (odds))
  • Haulgh Street
  • Haydock Street
  • Heap Street
  • Heath Street (1-23 odds & 2-28 evens)
  • HEBREW ROAD (1 to 9, 21, 23 to 25, 33 to 37 (odd) 2 to 22, 52 to 70, & 72-74 110 to 124 (even))
  • HEBREW SQUARE (1, 3)
  • Herbert Street (2-36 (evens), 1-35 (odds))
  • Herbert Street (2-52 (evens), 1-53 (odds))
  • Hill Street
  • Holmby Street
  • Howard Street (2-12 (evens), 176-178 (evens), 1-23 (odds))
  • HOWSIN STREET (1 to 53 (odd) 2 to 22 (even))
  • HUBIE STREET (1 to 25 (odd) 10 to 14 (even))
  • Hudson Street
  • HURTLEY STREET (10 to 56, 17-23 and 27 to 93 (odd))
  • Imperial Court
  • Institute Street (1-11 (odds))
  • Ivory Street
  • Ivy Street
  • Jackson Street
  • Johnson Close
  • Keith Street (2-32 evens)
  • Kime Street
  • Latham Street
  • LEE STREET (2 to 18 (even) 3 to 29 (odd))
  • Levant Street
  • Lincoln Court, Station Road
  • Linear View, Pendle Street
  • Lionel Street (1-21 odds & 2-24 evens)
  • Lionel Street (55-85 (odds))
  • Livesey Street
  • Lonsdale Street
  • Lubbock Street
  • Macauley Street (2)
  • MARCH STREET (1 to 71 (odd) 18 to 48 (even))
  • Mark Street
  • Martin Street
  • Melbourne Street
  • Melville Street (2-82 (evens)3-33 (odds))
  • MERTON STREET (2 to 38 (even) 21 to 37 (odd))
  • MILNER STREET (1 to 45 (odd))
  • Milton Street (42-78 (evens), 35-77 (odds))
  • Monmouth Street
  • Murray Street
  • Nairne Street (34-70 (evens), 23-145 (odds), 76-128 (evens))
  • New Church Mews, Briercliffe Road
  • NEW HALL STREET (1, 1a, 3 (odd) 44 to 156 (even))
  • Newman Street
  • NICHOLL STREET
  • NORMAN STREET
  • NORTH STREET (12 to 22 (even) 7 to 9 (odd))
  • Oak Street
  • Oat Street
  • OLD HALL STREET (10 to 12, 18, 22 to 26 (even) 27a, 27, 29 (odd))
  • OSWALD STREET (2)
  • Padiham Road (201-291 odds294-340 (evens), 305-349 (odds))
  • Paisley Street (22)
  • Palace Street
  • Palmerston Street (2-24 (inc2a) (evens), 1-31 (odds))
  • Park Road (2-14 (evens), 3-5 (odds))
  • Park View
  • Peel Street
  • Pembroke Street
  • Pendle Street
  • Penistone Street
  • Pheasantford Street
  • Piccadilly Road (32-52,58-114 (evens), 31-79,87 (odds))
  • Piccadilly Square
  • Pickles Street (1)
  • Pink Street
  • Pitt Street
  • Pomfret Street (1&7)
  • Pratt Street
  • Primrose Street
  • Prince Street
  • Pritchard Street (2-56 (evens), 1-43 (odds))
  • Queen Victoria Road (2-22 (evens) 1-41 (odds))
  • Queensberry Road
  • Raglan Road (2-60 (evens), 73-93 (odds))
  • Randall Street
  • Rawson Street
  • Redruth Street
  • Redvers Street
  • Renshaw Street
  • Ribblesdale Street
  • Richmond Street
  • ROBINSON STREET (28 to 60 (even) 35 to 69 (odd))
  • Rushworth Street East
  • Rushworth Street West
  • Russell Terrace
  • Rylands Street
  • Salus Street (2-28)
  • SAXON STREET
  • Scarlett Street
  • Sefton Avenue
  • Sefton Terrace
  • Shackleton Street
  • Shakespeare Street (30-52 (evens), 5-83 (odds))
  • Shale Street
  • Sharp Street
  • Smith Street
  • Spa Street (2)
  • SPENCER STREET
  • Spenser Street (20-42 (evens), 27-47 (odds))
  • St Andrews Street
  • St Annes Street
  • St Cuthbert Street (2-74 evens & 1-29 odds)
  • St George's Square
  • St Johns Road
  • St Matthew Street (1-67 (odds))
  • STAFFORD STREET
  • Station Road (14-70 (evens), 13-31 (odds))
  • Steer Street
  • Stockbridge Road
  • Swindon Street
  • Tay Street (2-22 (evens))
  • TAYLOR STREET (8)
  • Thompson Street
  • THORN STREET (8 to 42 (even) 21 to 55 (odd))
  • Towneley Street
  • TRAVIS STREET (2 to 14 (even) 5 to 77 (odd))
  • Tunnel Street (23 to 33 (odd) 28 to 38 (even))
  • Ulster Street
  • Veevers Street
  • Victoria Road (2-58 (evens), 104 and 106 (evens),)
  • Villiers Street
  • Villiers Street (2-16 (evens), 1-77 (odds))
  • VIOLET STREET
  • Walpole Street
  • Waterbarn Street
  • Weldon Street
  • Wesley Street
  • Westgate (Evens)
  • Westmorland Street
  • WHALLEY STREET
  • Wheat Street
  • Whitebull Street
  • Williams Road (1-17 (odds) 2-26 (evens))
  • Willis Street
  • Willow Street
  • Wilton Street
  • Windsor Street
  • Woodbine Road
  • Wordsworth Street
  • Wren Street
  • Wynotham Street
  • Wytham Street (1-33 (odds))
  • 1 and 2 Poplar House
  • Emmaus House

Official local authority licensing designation

Mandatory HMO licensing (applies everywhere)

Regardless of local schemes, any property in Burnley let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households, who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, needs a mandatory HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004. Licences last up to 5 years and the fee is set by the council.

Penalties for operating unlicensed

  • Civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence (raised from £30,000 on 1 May 2026).
  • Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent, claimable by the tenant.
  • Unlimited fine on criminal prosecution, plus possible banning order.
  • Once the national PRS Database is live, unregistered landlords can be blocked from regaining possession.

Notes

No additional HMO scheme.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a landlord licence in Burnley?

Burnley operates 2 selective licensing scheme(s). Whether your specific property needs a licence depends on its exact location and how it is let. Separately, mandatory HMO licensing still applies, to any property let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households.

What is the penalty for an unlicensed property in Burnley?

Operating a licensable property without a licence can lead to a civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence, a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent, an unlimited fine on prosecution, and a banning order for serious or repeat offenders.

Can a tenant in Burnley claim rent back from an unlicensed landlord?

Yes. Letting a property that required a licence, without one, is an offence under section 72(1) or section 95(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and a tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent for offences committed on or after 1 May 2026. No conviction is needed first, but the tribunal must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence was committed, and the application must be made within two years of it. Tribunals award a percentage of the rent rather than the maximum, following the method in Acheampong v Roman [2022] UKUT 239 (LC).

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Renting in Burnley?

If your home needed a licence and did not have one, you may be able to claim rent back

A Rent Repayment Order can be up to 24 months' rent, you apply to the tribunal yourself, and your landlord does not need to have been prosecuted. The deadline is two years from the offence.

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🏛️ Government-backed data: built from official local authority licensing designations, ONS council boundaries and UK housing legislation (Housing Act 2004), verified as of July 2026. PRSCheck is an information service, not legal advice. Many schemes are designated at street or part-ward level; the paid report confirms the exact boundary and official source for your address. Browse all councils.