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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

10,595Searchable applications

22Recorded 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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 CONDITIONS11/26/0180
Full: Change of part of the land into a private outdoor playground and enhancements to the remaining public land (Part Retrospective)
44 - 46 Cedar Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6SQ
Received Not published
Under Assessment11/26/0181
Discharge of Condition: 7 (windows and doors) attached to listed building consent reference 11/24/0026
Former Law Courts and Police Headquarters, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/26/0182
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed: Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
9 Holme Lea, Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, BB5 5XZ
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/26/0183
Non-material Amendment: Of full planning permission reference 11/25/0399 to remove reference to superseded plan
Mount St James, Knuzden, BB1 2DR
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0184
Full: First floor change of use to hotel (C1) retaining ground floor as a Pub (Sui Generis) with altered parking
2 Station Road, Huncoat, BB5 6LS
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0185
Householder: Erection of Single Storey Rear Extension
61 Avenue Parade, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6PN
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0201
Householder: Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
218 Willows Lane, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LR
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0202
Full: Installation of steel security fencing, double maintenance gate and two single pedestrian gates around existing bowling green
Mercer Park, Rishton Road, Clayton-Le-Moors, BB5 5PN
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0205
Listed Building Consent: External repairs and alterations to Mercer House
Mercer House,Charles Street,Clayton-le-moors,Lancashire,BB5 5PS
Received Not published
Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED11/26/0206
Prior Approval (Agricultural Determination): Erection of machine store
Soughwood Farm, Haslingden Old Road,Oswaldtwistle,Accrington,BB1 2LR
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0207
Householder: Erection of rear single storey extension and rear dormer
34 Allsprings Drive, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7RN
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0208
Full: Change of use from storage warehouse (Use Class B8) to commercial bakery (Use Class B2) with associated external alterations, including installation of dock pods, silos, external plant, flues and vents, fencing, gates, revised parking layout, cycle parking, bin storage, roof-mounted PV panels, internal reconfiguration and associated works
Petre Road, Clayton Business Park, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, BB5 7JB
Received Not published
Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED11/26/0209
Prior Approval (Agricultural Determination): Erection of livestock building
Soughwood,Farm, Haslingden Old Road,Oswaldtwistle,Accrington,BB5 3RG
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0210
Householder: Erection of single storey front and rear extension and two-storey side extension including minor fenestration alterations
5 Laburnum Drive, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3AW
Received Not published
Decided: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED11/26/0211
Prior Approval: Erection of single storey rear extension.
30 Hope Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0PL
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0212
Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension, two storey front extension, and installation of bi-fold doors to existing side extension
1 Newton Drive, Baxenden, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2JT
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/26/0213
Non-Material Amendment: of full planning permission 11/21/0440 to amend the description to 'Conversion and extension of existing barns to create residential dwellings with associated landscaping and car parking'
Cowhill Fold Farm, Cowhill Lane, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 4AS
Received Not published
Under Consultation11/26/0214
Discharge of Conditions: 20 (drainage) attached to full planning permission reference 11/20/0461
Clough Bottom Farm, Broad Oak Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2DG
Received Not published
Decided: DISCHARGED11/26/0215
Discharge of Conditions: 12 (lighting) attached to full planning permission 11/20/0459
Clough Bottom Farm, Broad Oak Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2DG
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/26/0216
Householder: Erection of single storey side extension
53 Simmons Way, Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, BB5 5WW
Received Not published
Decided: DISCHARGED11/26/0217
Discharge of Conditions: Condition 22 of planning permission reference 11/23/0523 (domestic water supply)
Wooley Lane Farm, Wooley Lane, Baxenden, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2EA
Received Not published
Under Assessment11/26/0219
Listed Building Consent: Alterations and works to facilitate change of use and conversion of the former law courts and police station to a mixed-use development comprising a café, offices (including meeting and seminar facilities), retail space and 16 apartments (including residents' gym and associated storage areas)
Former Law Courts and Police Headquarters, Manchester Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2BH
Received Not published
Under Consultation11/26/0220
Full: Proposed Change of Use from Industrial E(g) to Training and Education F1(a)
7 Jacob Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1HU
Received Not published
Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/26/0221
Certificate of Lawful Development: Hip to gable extension and erection rear dormer
20 Park Lane, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7RF
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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