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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

  1. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/09/0525

    Major: Full: Demolition of former care home buildings and erection of a four storey, 64 No. care apartments including onsite car parking and landscaping (5191m2)

    Former Hill Top Care Home Newton Drive Accrington BB5 2PW

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/09/0526

    Full: Change of use of barn to 2 No dwellings including external alterations and formation of passing place

    Lee Barn Lee Lane Rishton

    Received Not published
  3. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/09/0534

    Demolition of existing outbuildings, alterations and extensions to farmhouse and conversion and alteration of barn to form dwelling

    Friar Hill Farm Roundhill Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: REFUSED11/09/0535

    Full: Improvements to entrance road to Springhill Care Home requiring the demolition of the house at 58 Fairfield Street

    Springhill House Nursing & Residential Care Home Fairfield Street Accrington BB5 0LD

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0041

    Full: Installation of digital T V aerials for communal flats (retrospective)

    6 14 17 Meadow Court 6 22 26 St Paul's Court 1 6 23 Worsley Court Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0043

    Full: Installation of digital T V aerials for communal flats/property group (retrospective)

    7 19 35 4 20 36 52 68 84 Gloucester Avenue 5 8 Evesham Close 2 12 19A Banbury Close 6 Hereford Close 60 64 72 Lancaster Avenue 4 5 12 Malvern Close 6 16 Stratford Way 8 9 20 Worcester Avenue Accrington

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/10/0049

    Works to Trees : Prune various trees of Tree Preservation Order No. 1999 No.1

    Asda Store Hyndburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 1PY

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/10/0055

    Householder : Demolition of existing single storey lean to and erection of single storey kitchen extension to side.

    23 Barn Meadow Crescent Rishton Blackburn BB1 4PF

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/10/0057

    Discharge of condition No. 6 of 11/09/0258

    Former Great Harwood Police Station 94 Blackburn Road Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0058

    Full: Installation of new shop front

    Whittakers Butchers 316 Union Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 3JD

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/10/0059

    28 day Non-Material Amendment. Amendment to approved single storey rear extension and formation of vehicular access/driveway to front (planning permission 11/09/0006). Reduction in size of extension.

    120 Harwood Road Rishton Blackburn BB1 4DZ

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: REFUSED11/10/0060

    Full: Change of use of first floor vacant shop storage area to a self contained flat and erection of single storey extension to rear to form a self contained flat

    77a Blackburn Road Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7DZ

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0061

    Full: Permanent retention of agricultural workers dwelling (resubmission of 11/09/0441)

    Pine Lodge Pine Lodge Farm Wilpshire Road Rishton

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: REFUSED11/10/0062

    Full: Erection of covered structure for car valeting purposes (Retrospective)

    Abacus Car Wash Manchester Road Baxenden Accrington BB5 2RG

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0063

    Full: Erection of an 18m high wind turbine to generate electricity

    Sough Pits Farm Sough Lane Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/10/0064

    Discharge of Condition Nos. 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 27 & 28 of 11/08/0044

    Former Council Offices Eagle Street Accrington BB5 1LN

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: LCC APPROVAL11/10/0065

    Lancashire County Council Consultation: Construction of 2 No control kiosks, a sludge cake silo, truck loading enclosure, strain press support for skip loading bay and odour control stack

    Hyndburn Waste Water Treatment Works Mill Lane Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/10/0066

    Householder: Erection of a two-storey side extension

    9 Sawrey Court Clayton Le Moors Accrington BB5 5GD

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/10/0068

    Section 192 application: Erection of dormer extension to rear

    49 Russell Place Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7JP

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0069

    Full: Erection of community centre for the existing allotments with improved car park and pedestrian access

    Meadoway Allotments Meadoway Accrington

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/10/0070

    Householder: Two storey side and rear extension and single storey side extension

    3 Durham Drive Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 3AT

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/10/0071

    Advertisement Application: Display of 2 No internally illuminated advertisement signs and 1 no. non-illuminated free-standing sign

    SCS The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton Lancs BB1 3HT

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/10/0072

    Householder: Conversion of existing conservatory to sun lounge

    14 Barn Meadow Crescent Rishton Blackburn BB1 4PF

    Received Not published
  24. Appeal Decided: REFUSED11/10/0073

    Full: Change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for an extended gypsy family with 6 No caravans, laying of hardstanding and erection of 2 No amenity blocks

    The Fir Trees Sough Lane Oswaldtwistle

    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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