Selective licensing · Burnley Borough Council
Burnley Wood with Healey Wood 2022 to 2027 selective licensing designation (council name: Burnley Wood with Healey Wood)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 21 July 2022 to 20 July 2027
- Designated
- 19 January 2022
- Fee
- £736 per property for an online application: £382 when you apply and £354 when the licence is granted. Landlords who have held a licence in Burnley before pay £661 (£382 and £279). Members of the council's Good Landlord and Agent Scheme who were accredited by 21 July 2022 get 30% off the total, taken off the second payment. You can ask to pay by monthly direct debit over up to 24 months. A licence can't be transferred.
- Applies to
- Every privately rented home in the Burnley Wood with Healey Wood area, including small shared houses that don't need an HMO licence (Burnley has no additional HMO licensing). Some streets are only partly included, by house number. Exempt: homes under a prohibition order, business premises, homes that need an HMO licence, agricultural lets, homes run by the council, police, fire service or NHS, student housing managed by a college or university, long leases of over 21 years, homes let to the landlord's family, holiday lets, and homes where the tenant shares with the landlord or the landlord's family. Check the council's street list for your address.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme’s area lies within these wards: Bank Hall, Rosehill with Burnley Wood, Trinity. The council publishes the exact area as a map or a street list, so check your address against it.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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