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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
10,597Searchable applications
21Recorded 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8,266 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/11/0052

    Discharge of condition No 26 of 11/09/0512

    Land South of Haslingden Old Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington Oswaldtwistle Moor Wind Farm, Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0054

    Full: Change of use of barn to 1 No dwelling

    Windy Bank Farm off Blackburn Old Road Rishton

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0055

    Full: Change of use from hotel and erection of two-storey side extension to form 5 No dwellings

    3 Blackburn Road Rishton Blackburn BB1 4HD

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0056

    Householder: Conversion of existing garage to living space

    3 Millbrook Close Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancs BB5 3QG

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0058

    LCC Consultation: Erection of 2.4 m high security fencing and gates to front and rear of school

    Hippings Methodist Primary School Heron Way Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0059

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey extension to side

    2 Sprucewood Close Accrington BB5 6UH

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0060

    Householder: Erection of single-storey kitchen extension to rear

    83 Blackburn Road Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 5JT

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0061

    Full: Siting of portable kiosk as replacement of previously approved mobile catering bus (planning consent 11/05/0627)

    Rocket Centre, 3 Trident Park Trident Way Whitebirk Rishton

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/11/0062

    Discharge of condition No 3 (materials) of 11/08/0616

    Land off Moss Lane Knuzden Blackburn

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0063

    Advertisement application: Display of 4 No fascia signs

    Focus (DIY) Ltd. The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton

    Received Not published
  11. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/11/0064

    Hazardous Substances Consent: Please see list attached

    Unit 5 Shorten Brook Way Altham Business Park Altham Accrington

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0065

    Major full: Reconfiguration of existing unit 2 to convert 2 No units into 2 No units including partial demolition. Construction of additional retail unit substation and switch room and relocation of surface water drainage ditch with provision of column mounted external lighting and CCTV cameras

    The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton

    Received Not published
  13. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/11/0068

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey side extension

    12 Larch Road Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancs BB5 3AN

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0069

    Householder: Erection of conservatory to front and side

    2 Hygiene Clayton Le Moors Accrington BB5 5HW

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0070

    Full: Change of use from Use Class A2 (financial and professional services) to Use Class C3 (dwelling house)

    95 Union Road Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0071

    Full: Change of use of working men's club to assembly and leisure (Use Class D2) together with removal of external wall cladding and enlargement of exit door

    22/24 Pioneer Club Bradshaw Row Church Accrington

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0072

    Householder: Erection of single storey side extension

    8 Seathwaite Way Accrington BB5 6RB

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0073

    Renewal of extant planning permission 11/08/0089 - change of use from workshop and stores to 2 No dwellings and erection of porch

    Old Stables Garage 14 Bertha Street Accrington BB5 6TE

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/11/0074

    Section 191 lawful development certificate: Use of barn for residential purposes in association with 1 Knowles Buildings Green Haworth Accrington

    1 Knowles Buildings Green Haworth Accrington BB5 3SH

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0078

    Lancashire County Council Consultation: Installation of a landfill gas management compound

    Whinney Hill Landfill Site Whinney Hill Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0079

    LCC Consultation: Installation of a pedestrian gate and construction of hard standing entrance area

    Knuzden St. Oswalds C Of E Primary School Mount St. James Blackburn BB1 2DR

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0080

    Full: Change of use from care home to one dwelling

    24-26 Whalley Road Altham West Accrington

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/11/0081

    Householder: Erection of two-storey side extension

    12 Lyndhurst Avenue Blackburn BB1 3NQ

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/11/0082

    LCC Consultation: Variation of condition 2 & 5 of planning permission 11/03/0017 to allow the phasing and restoration of landfill operations to be undertaken in a different order to that previously proposed

    Whinney Hill landfill Site Whinney Hill Road Accrington

    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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