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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

10,592Searchable applications

20Recorded 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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning & Environment Local plan Planning Policy in Hyndburn Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice and Details of Charges Conservation areas Hyndburn Conservation Areas Article 4 directions Conservation Areas and Article 4 Directions in Hyndburn

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@hyndburnbc.gov.uk Council source

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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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0185
Advertisement application: Display of 1 No internally illuminated fascia sign 1 No internally illuminated hanging sign 1 No internally illuminated ATM surround 2 No internally illuminated light pockets and 1 No non-illuminated welcome sign
5 (Nat West) St James Street Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0186
Full: Change of use of part of existing garage to form car wash
Acorn Garage and Car Wash (Formerly Antley Garage) Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 0DB
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0188
Householder: Enlargement of existing garage (resubmission 11/15/0050)
280 Whalley Road Accrington Lancs BB5 5DQ
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0189
Advertisement Application: Display of 1 No internally illuminated fascia sign non-illuminated totem pole signs window graphics to front elevation non-illuminated loading bay sign
Unit 3 Eastgate Retail Park Eastgate Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0190
Works to TPO trees: 20% crown reduction trees under TPO 1952/8
26 Oldhall Drive Huncoat Accrington Lancs BB5 6XA
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0191
Discharge of condition No 3 (foul drainage scheme) 4 (surface water drainage scheme)
Former Baxenden Motor Bodies Pilot Street Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0192
Major Full: Removal of condition No 11 (Section 106 Agreement) of 11/14/0241
Land at Barnfield Way Altham Business Park Altham Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0193
Householder: Erection of single-storey side extension with pitched roof which will continue over existing kitchen following demolition of derelict garage
6 Lindadale Avenue Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0194
Full: Change of use from mixed use(office/shop/residential) to single dwelling house (residential C3) including elevational changes (Retrospective)
152 Belthorn Road Belthorn Lancashire BB1 2NY
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0195
Discharge of condition No 4 (canopy details) of 11/14/0260
St Oswalds R C Primary School Hartley Avenue Accrington Lancs BB5 0NN
Received Not published
Decided: SOSD11/15/0197
Listed Building Consent: Improvements to existing ground and second floor male and female toilets, corridors and mezzanine and new balcony installation within existing external balcony to entrance elevation
Town Hall Blackburn Road Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0198
Householder: Conversion of garage to sitting room extend garage and erect porch to front
13 Grasmere Close Rishton Lancs BB1 4EL
Received Not published
Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0199
Householder: Erection of two-storey side and rear extension (Resubmission of 11/14/0456)
8 Talbot Road Accrington Lancs BB5 5EN
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0201
Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 5 m from rear wall 3.9 m maximum height 2.9 m height to eaves
25 West Crescent Accrington Lancs BB5 5BU
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0202
Householder Prior Approval: Erection of single-storey rear extension 6 m from rear wall 3.8 m maximum height 2.5 m height to eaves
17 Shelley Drive Baxenden Accrington Lancs BB5 2QS
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0203
Householder: Erection of side and rear extension (Resubmission of 11/15/0108)
2 Beech Grove Accrington Lancs BB5 0NE
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0206
Advertisement Application: Display of 2 No externally illuminated Marston's Logos, 2 No externally illuminated individual letter signs with round edges, 1 No internally illuminated built up wall logos, 1 No internally illuminated twin post sign with internally illuminated pizza logo, 2 No externally illuminated double sided twin post signs
The Brickworks Hyndburn Road Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0210
Full: Erection of new entrance porch access stair and construction of an external terrace area
The Pack Restaurant and Bar Elton Road Belthorn Lancs BB1 2PL
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0211
Full Major: Erection of high bay warehouse extension to existing building with new service yard and access road additional car parking areas and external breakout seating area
Simon Jersey Ltd Syke Side Drive Altham Business Park Altham Lancs BB5 5YE
Received Not published
Decided: REFUSED11/15/0212
Full: Change of use at first floor from residential (C3) to retail (A1) and external alterations to ground floor shop front and first floor windows
194 - 196 Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 0AQ
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0213
Works to trees: Crown reduce all trees - TPO 1997/5
20 & 22 Redwing Avenue Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7NZ
Received Not published
Decided: LCC APPROVAL11/15/0225
Lancashire County Council (LCC/2015/0052/ASP/JAM) application submitted for observations: Retrospective application for a timber shed and polytunnel, proposed new enclosed canopy and relocation of existing canopy to main playground
St Johns Nursery School Nuttall Avenue Great Harwood
Received Not published
Decided: OBSERVATIONS MADE11/15/0226
Lancashire County Council app - submitted for observations LCC/2015/0050 - application for the continuation of stone quarrying and restoration of the site by backfilling with inert waste without complying with conditions 2 and 5 of planning permission 11/13/0264 in order to remove the requirement to construct the inert waste bund along the southern boundary of the extension.
Whinney Hill Quarry Whinney Hill Road Accrington
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0227
Full: Change of use from former residential care home (C2) to residential property (C3a)
Fountain House Fountain Place Accrington
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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