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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/20/0034

    Discharge of condition No 4 (materials) of 11/19/0298

    161 B Richmond Road Accrington BB5 0JB

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0037

    Works to TPO Trees: Lime Sycamore Ash under TPO 1970

    2 Grange Close Great Harwood BB6 7PE

    Received Not published
  3. Appeal Decided: REFUSED11/20/0055

    Certificate of Lawful Use: Existing use as single independent permanent dwelling

    Caravan located to the east of The Old Pump House Town Bent Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QH

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/20/0056

    Works to TPO Trees: T2a Ash Tree 1986 No 4 Turkey Street Accrington

    Land to rear of Coppice Avenue Accrington

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0057

    Full: Variation of conditon No 2 (plans) pursuant to 11/18/0241

    Whalley Nab Farm Shawcliffe Lane Great Harwood BB7 9JL

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/20/0059

    Discharge of condition Nos 3 (Demolition Method Statement) and 5 (Tree Protection Plan) pursuant to 11/18/0342

    Former Gas Works Balfour Street Heys Lane and York Street Great Harwood BB6 7UA

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/20/0060

    Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 of 11/19/0332

    Land adjacent 64 New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0062

    Householder: Erection of timber-framed outbuilding for use as granny annexe to form part of the existing site

    44 / land adjoining Rothwell Avenue Accrington BB5 2HZ

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0064

    Full: ERECTION OF PERIMETER FENCE, INWARD OPENING GATES, 2NO 5m VEHICULAR ACCESS GATES AND 1NO 1m PEDESTRIAN GATE.

    Unit 3d Huncoat Industrial Estate Bolton Avenue Accrington BB5 6NJ

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: LCC APPROVAL11/20/0066

    LCC application LCC/2020/0012: Erection of 2 No single-storey buildings

    Rhyddings Business and Enterprise College Haworth Street Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: REFUSED11/20/0067

    Works to TPO trees: Trees in G2 under TPO 2013/3 Hillside Close Great Harwood

    4 Hillside Close Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7PR

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0068

    Outline application: Development of 8 No residential units for all matters apart from landscaping (resubmission 11/19/0046)

    Alliance Mill Alliance Street Baxenden Accrington BB5 2RT

    Received Not published
  13. Appeal Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0069

    Householder: Erection of side extension and loft conversion

    125 Royds Avenue Accrington BB5 2JX

    Received Not published
  14. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/20/0070

    Full: Erection of two-storey extension with dormer to rear

    Land adjoining 4 - 6 Empress Street Accrington BB5 1SG

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0071

    Full: Variation of condition No 2 (plans) pursuant to 11/19/0188

    518 Burnley Road Accrington BB5 6JZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0072

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey extension to side with single storey extension to rear

    8 Oakfield Avenue Clayton-Le-Moors BB5 5XG

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0075

    Householder: Installation of step lift and associated building works

    71 Lion Street Church BB5 4JD

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0076

    Advertisement application: Display of 2 No internally illuminated fascia signs and vinyl totem applied to existing totem sign

    BT Global 2 Scaitcliffe Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: REFUSED11/20/0077

    Full: Conversion of existing terraced house into 2 No independent dwellings

    17 Glebe Street Great Harwood BB6 7AA

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0079

    Full: Change of use of agricultural building to joint agricultural/equestrian use, the retention of 2 storage buildings, change of use of land for riding arena, hardstanding & siting of underground treatment plant (retrospective).

    Land off Sandy Lane Accrington

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/20/0080

    Discharge of condition No 4 (sustainable drainage scheme) pursuant to 11/17/0340

    Land north of Blackburn Road Hotel Plot Frontier Park Frontier Avenue Rishton BB1 3AL

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/20/0082

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 4.3 m from the original rear wall 3.3 m maximum height 2.5 m height to eaves

    520 Kentmere Burnley Road Huncoat Accrington Lancs BB5 6JZ

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0101

    Householder: Erection of stable and tack room/feed store for domestic use

    Moorside View Burnley Road Altham Accrington BB5 5UB

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/20/0105

    Non-material amendment (28 days) increase height in security fencing relocation of secondary gate fixing of fence ref 2 to be ground fixed only on church side of stone wall

    All Saints Church Of England Primary School Church Street Clayton-Le-Moors BB5 5HT

    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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