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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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  1. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0426

    Full: Installation of 2 No sprinkler tanks and pump house

    Former Coach House Metcalf Drive Altham Business Park Altham BB5 5TU

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0427

    Full: Demolition of existing workshop and erection of one 2 bed bungalow

    Land to the South of Worsley Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/16/0428

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of a single storey extension to rear (projection 3.4 m eaves height 2.5 m overall height 3.7 m)

    23 Percy Street Oswaldtwistle Lancs BB5 4LY

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/16/0429

    Householder: Erection of rear basement level extension (Retrospective)

    43 Selby Close Baxenden Accrington BB5 2TQ

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0431

    Full: Installation of ANPR camera and associated cabinet

    Aldi Food Store Ltd Argyle Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0432

    Advertisement Application: Display of advertisement and erection of 6 No signage poles

    Aldi Food Store Ltd Argyle Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0433

    Prior Approval: Proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house (use class C3) and associated building operations

    Cockerley Fold Farm Pothouse Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3RS

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/16/0436

    Major Discharge of conditions 5, 7, 21, 23, 26, 29, 32, 33, 35, 38, 42 and 43 of 11/15/0154

    Frontier Park Blackburn Road Knuzden

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/16/0438

    Householder: Proposed reinstatement of rear basement level, ground floor level and first floor level extension with addition 2 m double storey extension and formation of larger bay window on front elevation (Resubmission of 11/16/0278)

    366 Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/16/0445

    Householder: Erection of rear single-storey extension

    117 Richmond Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: REFUSED11/16/0447

    Advert Application: Display of 1 No wall canvas (Retrospective)

    37 Church Street Accrington Lancs BB5 2EN

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0448

    Advert application: Display of 3 No fascia signs (Resubmission of 11/16/0070)

    1 The Viaduct Hyndburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0451

    Full Major: Change of use of 1 No retail unit to 15 No apartments (C3) and 3 No retail units (A1) on ground floor including external alterations

    The Ritz Church Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0453

    Major Full: Phase 1 of reserved matters application for the approval of landscaping, appearance, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 11/15/0154 for 2 No drive through restaurants petrol filling station including forecourt shop and internal spine road

    Land north of Blackburn Road Knuzden

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: SPLIT DECISION11/16/0461

    Discharge of conditions 3 4 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 21 of planning approval 11/15/0431

    Land off Foxwood Chase Deer Park Huncoat Accrington

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0465

    Change of use from public house/restaurant class A4/A3 into 1 residential dwelling and 2 self contained flats, existing car park changed to domestic recreational area

    Coach and Horses Farm Haslingden Old Road Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0468

    Major Full: Alterations to Public Realm Area including hard and soft landscaping and the removal of trees

    Land fronting the Market Hall Town Hall Blackburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: SPLIT DECISION11/16/0470

    Discharge of planning conditions 11 (S278) 24 (drainage) 28 (open space) of planning permission 11/15/0399

    Parker Place Parker Street Rishton

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: REFUSED11/16/0472

    28 Day non-material amendment: Reduce width of garage by 2 m and increase length by 4 m (11/14/0121)

    19 Mill Lane Great Harwood Blackburn Lancs BB6 7UQ

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/16/0474

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of a single storey extension to rear 5.2 m projection 2.8 m eaves level, 3.55 m total height

    29 Martholme Avenue Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 5WQ

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0475

    Works to TPO trees: remove deal dying and diseased wood from 6 trees and crown raise to allow access for grounds maintenance

    St Peters C of E Primary School Cartmell Avenue Accrington

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/16/0476

    Discharge of conditions 5 10 16 17 18 20 36 40 41 and 46 of 11/15/0154 Additional decision made on 5 3 18

    Land north of Blackburn Road south of Whitebirk Drive west of the M65 motorway (near junction 6) and east of Abbott Clough Knuzden

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0477

    Full: Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation to large HMO (sui generis) for 7 residential units

    40 - 42 Nuttall Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/16/0482

    Full: Change of use of 12 No parking spaces to hand car wash and valeting operation including erection of an office and canopy

    Tesco Store Ltd Eagle Street 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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