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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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided: APPROVED SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT11/08/0116

    Change of use and extension to provide new restaurant and food hall at former Timber Mill, new access to Oswaldtwistle Mills and new vehicular access and change of use of Clifton Mill to a Designer Makers Centre

    Oswaldtwistle Mills Moscow Mill Colliers Street Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 3DE

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0117

    Display of internally illuminated fascia sign

    19 Broadway Accrington

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0118

    Erection of front dormer extension

    32 Dunster Avenue Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 4NX

    Received Not published
  4. Appeal Decided: REFUSED11/08/0119

    Outline application: Erection of 3-storey unit:- ground floor retail; first floor leisure and office; 2nd floor 6 No residential units; including secure parking area

    Land between Edgar Street and School Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0120

    Erection of single storey rear extension to form lounge and kitchen/dining extension

    92 Royds Avenue Accrington BB5 2JX

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0121

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    355 Whalley Road Clayton Le Moors Accrington BB5 5QZ

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0122

    Change of use of upper floors from retail (A1) to office accommodation plus external elevational changes

    Former Barnes Furniture Store Church Street Accrington BB5 2EN

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0123

    Erection of conservatory

    79 Walmsley Avenue Rishton Blackburn BB1 4RE

    Received Not published
  9. Appeal Decided: REFUSED11/08/0124

    Erection of side and rear extension and formation of parking space

    15 Sutton Crescent Huncoat Accrington Lancs

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0125

    Erection of kitchen extension to rear

    192 Bold Street Accrington Lancs BB5 6SS

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: REFUSED11/08/0126

    Erection of 98 houses in a mix of dwelling types, with associated roads, footpaths and parking areas

    Land currently occupied by a manufacturing works Exchange Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0127

    Installation of four pump fully automated petrol filling station (Resubmission 11/07/0250)

    Asda Store Hyndburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 1PY

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0128

    Installation of new door opening to side elevation

    17 - 19 Warner Street Accrington BB5 1HN

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0132

    Installation of new windows and door to front elevation (Resubmission 11/07/0777)

    The Oak Tree Blackburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0240

    Change of use from day nursery to 4 No. apartments and alteration to existing front window to form door

    Co-op Buildings 48 Orchard Street Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7EE

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0241

    Change of use from Retail (Class A1) to dwelling (Class C3)

    Co-op Buildings 50 Orchard Street Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7EE

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0242

    Erection of security fences around existing warehouse forecourt and parking area

    Units 8A and 8B Petre Court Clayton le Moors Accrington

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0243

    Installation of 5 No windows to Lidl foodstore on Hyndburn Road elevation

    Lidl UK GMBH Hyndburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0244

    Erection of garden room to rear

    10 Deer Park Huncoat Accrington

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0245

    Change of use from public house and landlords flat to 5 No apartments. Creating 4 new dwellings

    11 Arnold Street Accrington Lancs BB5 1AN

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0247

    Erection of dormer bedroom extension

    38 Nutter Road Accrington BB5 6BB

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0248

    Erection of ground floor kitchen and bathroom extension to rear

    24 Hameldon View Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7BL

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: REFUSED11/08/0249

    Display of non-illuminated projecting box sign

    6-8 Blackburn Road Accrington BB5 1HD

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/08/0259

    Erection of canopy to Key Stage 1 playground

    Belthorn Primary School Belthorn Road Belthorn Blackburn BB1 2PE

    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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