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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

  1. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/18/0471

    Non-material (28 day) amendment additional skylight in the roof, removal of cut stone quoins and window surrounds entire house to be red brick slight change in window sizes additional door from living room to outside solar tiles added to roof of 11/15/0435

    Land adjacent to Norden House Harwood Road Rishton

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0472

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 6 m from the original rear wall 3.8 m maximum height 2.5 m height to eaves

    56 Primrose Street Accrington Lancs BB5 0HU

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: REFUSED11/18/0473

    Full: Change of use to create a family caravan site to provide 4 no pitches and 4 no day rooms to provide settled Gypsy and Traveller family accommodation and support the agricultural use of the land. (Part retrospective)

    Smithacres Back Lane Baxenden Accrington BB5 2RE

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0474

    Works to TPO trees: Group1( including T14, T15 and T16)- cut back from highway to keep to regulations and remove mulit stemmed willow from parking area. willows are wrong choice of tree for this area and trees are overgrown over highway. also T15 reduce back to boundary sympathetically for neighbours light - poor lighting and dark Group 2 car parking trees - T6,T7,T8,T9,T10,T11,T12,T13 - lift over parking spaces to 3m and remove weaker codominant stems from newer trees and any dead dying and diseased. G2 on applied map - undertake works as per report attached and thin out smaller saplings from woodland for access. tree to rear growing to near to fence remove. cut back from resident at rear of trees near Hornby street to give more light. cutting sympathetically to the boundary. Under TPO 1992 No 1 St Mary's Church Oswaldtwistle

    St Marys Roman Catholic Presbytery Catlow Hall Street Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EZ

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0478

    Householder: Erection of part single-storey and part two-storey extension and roof terrace at front

    2 Rowan Tree Close Accrington Lancs BB5 6UQ

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0479

    Advertisement Application: Erection of 2 No illuminated fascia signs and 1 No non-illuminated hanging sign

    70 - 72 Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 1LE

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0480

    Full: Installation of shop front and facade improvements

    70 - 72 Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 1LE

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0482

    Householder: Erection of pitched roof dormer extension to front elevation

    134 Woodside Road Huncoat Accrington BB5 6LG

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0486

    Householder: Alterations and new roof to form covered car spaces store and 1st floor study/games roof at existing garages site

    Ravensgarth 1 Mill Lane Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7UQ

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: REFUSED11/18/0487

    Agricultural Development: Erection of agricultural building to house sheep and pigs

    Lower Spew Spout Farm School Lane Guide Oswaldtwistle BB1 2LW

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0488

    Agricultural Notification: Erection of Agricultuiral building for the storage of machinery hay and food stuffs

    Land at Hillock Vale Quarries off Burnley Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/18/0489

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) 5 (Construction Method Statement) 13 (Details of temporary site compound) of 11/18/0115 (for phase 1 of development)

    Hyndburn Wind Farm Haslingden Road Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/18/0490

    Non-material (28 day) amendment to the wording of condition 14 (drainage) 17 (habitat enhancement and monitoring scheme) 19 (ecology survey methodologies) 25 (aviation) to 11/18/0115

    Hyndburn Wind Farm Haslingden Road Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0493

    Householder: Removal of existing steps and raised patio area and construction of new wheelchair accessible ramp from rear door to existing drive level. Construction of new patio area with raised planters to allow wheelchair use of the rear garden accessed via existing rear drive.

    11 A Kiln House Way Oswaldtwistle BB5 3TQ

    Received Not published
  15. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/18/0494

    Major Full: Change of use and re-development to create 30 No self-contained apartments on first and second floors

    Burton's Buildings 61-69 Blackburn Road Accrington BB5 1JJ

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0496

    Prior Approval: Change of use of Class B1 office to Class C3 residential (45 units)

    Melbourne House Eastgate Accrington

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: REFUSED11/18/0497

    Full: Variation of condition No 5 (opening hours) of 11/17/0302

    378/380 Blackburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0498

    Full: Removal of condition No 3 (sound insulation) of 11/17/0522

    107 Blackburn Road ACCRINGTON BB5 1JP

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0499

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 4.9 m beyond the original rear wall 3 m maximum height and 3 m height to eaves

    22 Portland Street Accrington Lancs BB5 1RH

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0501

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 5.1 m from the original wall 4 m high and 2.8 m to eaves following removal of existing rear structures

    27 Corporation Street Accrington Lancs BB5 0RU

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0502

    Full: Erection of 2 No semi-detached dwellings with adjoining single garages and associated driveways and garden areas (Resubmission of 11/18/0355)

    Land Parcel Adjacent 9 Meadowhead Drive Rishton BB1 4RD

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0503

    Householder: Erection of first floor and single storey extension and front porch

    2 Garsden Avenue Oswaldtwistle BB1 2DZ

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0504

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 8 m beyond original rear wall 4 m maximum height 3 m height to eaves

    Bancroft Burnley Road Altham Accrington BB5 5UA

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0001

    Discharge of conditions 10 (construction management plan) of 11/16/0406

    St James Court Kirk Road Church

    Received Not published

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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.

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