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Hyndburn Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hyndburn Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
10,591Searchable applications
19Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,491 approved or refused records
1,225Refused applications

8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

  1. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0523

    Full: Siting of 2 x 15 m high (hub) wind turbines (Resubmission 11/11/0387)

    Poultry Houses Back Lane Accrington

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0525

    Householder: Erection of single-storey lounge extension to rear (amendment to extension approved under 11/11/0304)

    4 Breck Row Gardens (off Rishton Road) Clayton Le Moors Accrington BB5 5PP

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0529

    Full: Change of use of existing tarmaced area to be used to carry out CBT training (motor bike skills)

    The Hollins Technology College Hollins Lane Accrington

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0530

    Householder: Erection of single storey side extension

    14 Trawden Close Accrington Lancs BB5 2LQ

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0531

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey side extension and formation of new parking area with extended drop kerb

    21 Pinewood Drive Accrington BB5 6UG

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0533

    Full: Erection of single-storey rear extension to further increase stock storage

    36 Church Lane Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 4DE

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0534

    Householder: Erection of balcony with double doors to rear of property

    13 Hope Street Accrington BB5 0PL

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0535

    Householder: Erection of extension to rear

    17/19 Royds Street Accrington BB5 2JQ

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0537

    Householder: Creation of front vehicular access and installation of gates to front

    22 Major Street Accrington BB5 0QE

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0538

    Full: Replacement window to ground floor side of shop and first floor of flat replacement door to 1 Bridge Street render to wall facing back yard of 26 Blackburn Road

    1 Bridge Street/28 Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 1HL

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: REFUSED11/11/0539

    Full: Change of use from retail to hot food take-away

    45 - 47 Whalley Road Accrington Lancs BB5 1AS

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0001

    Full: Conversion of public house to 6 No executive apartments including demolition of existing pool room to rear

    232 Whalley Road The Oaklea Tavern Whalley Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0002

    Full: Creation of vehicular access

    273 Blackburn Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 4NQ

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: REFUSED11/12/0003

    Full: Installation of a platform lift and reconfigure of existing internal staircase for disabled access to the church, alteration to front elevation to accommodate platform lift access door. Alterations to existing external access stair for safer access to the building and aesthetic enhancement of front elevation

    Peel Street Baptist Church Peel Street Accrington BB5 1HB

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: REFUSED11/12/0004

    Full: Change of use to dwelling (C3) at first floor level and ground floor textile and fabric shop (A1) and hot food take-away (A5)

    33 - 35 Primrose Street Accrington BB5 0HU

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/12/0007

    Discharge of conditions 4 5 6 7 and 9 of 11/11/0444

    270 Whalley Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0008

    Outline application: (Access, appearance, layout and scale) Part demolition of existing building, retention of existing main elevations, extensions to side and rear to form 8No apartments and form under croft car parking for 8 No cars (Resubmission of 11/11/0086)

    54 St. Huberts Road Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7AF

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: LCC APPROVAL11/12/0012

    Lancashire County Council Consultation: Extension to existing quarry to win and work stone for building and construction use, win and work of brick clay for the neighbouring Accrington NORI brick works and restore the site with imported inert fill and mining material from the quarry

    Whinney Hill Quarry Whinney Hill Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  19. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/12/0025

    Major Outline (with access and layout): Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 19 residential units

    Springfield Garage Blackburn Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/12/0027

    Discharge of condition No 4 of 11/11/0479

    9 Lyndon Avenue Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7TP

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/12/0028

    Lawful Development Certificate: Use of second floor roof terrace for class rooms (Class D1) and alteration to building installation of roof and windows.

    St Christophers C of E High School Queens Road West Accrington Lancs BB5 4AY

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: LCC APPROVAL11/12/0029

    LCC Consultation: Change of use of area of the lower ground floor from offices to childrens centre and the use of 3 parking spaces for the centre use one of which will be disabled

    Clayton Civic Centre Pickup Street Clayton le Moors

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0032

    Full: Erection of detached store/unloading area in rear yard (part retrospective)

    185 Whalley Road Clayton Le Moors Accrington BB5 5HD

    Received Not published
  24. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/12/0033

    Full: Change of use from A3 to A5 hot food take-away

    33 Church Street Accrington BB5 2EN

    Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hyndburn Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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