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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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 CONDITIONS11/15/0317

    Outline planning application: Construction of drive-thru cafe

    Land adjacent to Aldi Stores Ltd Heys Lane Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0319

    Full Major: Erection of warehouse extension to existing storage and distribution facility

    Coach House Antiques Land at Metcalf Drive Altham Business Park Altham

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0320

    Full: Erection of cattery

    Rhoden Farm New Lane Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  4. Appeal Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0321

    Householder: Erection of single detached domestic garage plus lean-to at rear of annex

    Moorside View Burnley Road Clayton le Moors Accrington BB5 5TZ

    Received Not published
  5. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/15/0322

    Full: Application for relevant demolition in a conservation area - demolition of warehouse units within Rhyddings Conservation Area

    Rhyddings Mill Rhyddings Street Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: DEEMED PERMISSION GRANTED11/15/0323

    Works to trees in Conservation Area: Crown lift 1 No Alder tree in conservation area

    60 Stanhill Road Higher Stanhill Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 4PP

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0324

    Householder: Erection of single-storey rear extension

    7 Howard Close Accrington Lancs BB5 0LH

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0325

    Householder: Erection of extensions to existing front and rear dormers

    26 Walmsley Avenue Rishton Lancs BB1 4RE

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0326

    Full: Erection of extension to rear

    47 Queen Street Great Harwood Lancs

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0333

    Full: Erection of three bedroom terraced dwelling (resubmission of 11/15/0137)

    Land adjacent to No. 2 Mercer Street Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0335

    Householder: Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of existing kitchen and decking to rear of kitchen

    23 Mayfield Avenue Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 3AA

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: REFUSED11/15/0336

    Full: Erection of two storey extension and sub-division of dwelling to create two dwellings

    1 Arnold Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0338

    Householder: Erection of rear extension (resubmission of 11/15/0218)

    27 India Street Accrington BB5 1SD

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0341

    Householder: Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with rear extension and conservatory, replacement windows, rebuild and render gable elevation and alterations to ground floor and first floor layouts. (Resubmission of 11/15/0008).

    5-7 High Riley Cottages Sandy Lane Accrington BB5 2DH

    Received Not published
  15. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/15/0343

    Full: Construction of an emergency standby electricity generation facility

    Land off Altham Lane north of the railway line Huncoat

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0345

    Discharge of Condition Nos. 5, 8, 13, 14, 15 of Application 11/14/0364

    Former Norman Road Works Norman Road Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0344

    Householder: Erection of first floor extension over garage

    15 Clayton Way Clayton le Moors BB5 5WT

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: REFUSED11/15/0347

    Full Major: Erection of 42no houses and 8no apartments with associated access and landscaping

    Former Britannia Mill Spring Street Rishton BB1 4LL

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0348

    Householder: Erection of side and rear extension

    2 Beech Grove Accrington BB5 0NE

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0349

    Major Full: Change of use of former brickworks to a builders merchants, erection of office and storage building, laying out of storage, parking and turning areas and access alterations.

    Accrington Nori Factory Whinney Hill Road Altham Accrington BB5 6NR

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0350

    Full: Change of use of former bowling alley to one retail unit (A1), one hot food takeaway (A5) and one retail/leisure unit (A1/D2)

    The Viaduct Hyndburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0351

    Major: Variation of Condition Nos 2 and 10 of planning application 11/14/0244 to increase turbine tip height from 122m to 125m

    Haslingden Wind Farm Haslingden Old Road Oswaldtwistle BB5 3RP

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0352

    Householder: Erection of first floor extension to rear elevation to accommodate a bathroom

    11 Park Avenue Great Harwood Lancs BB5 7RP

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0353

    Major Outline: Demolition of former mill and erection of 43 No. dwellings with all matters except access reserved

    Former Carpet Factory John Street Oswaldtwistle

    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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