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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
10,598Searchable applications
21Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,487 approved or refused records
1,225Refused applications

8,262 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Appeal Decided: REFUSED11/12/0338

    Full: Siting of timber lodge for use as dwelling house.

    Hurstead Farm, Hurstead Street, Accrington, BB5 2RH

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0448

    Works to trees: 2 No trees within woodland TPO 1 remove specific branch, 1 20% crown thin

    31 Queen Elizabeth Crescent Accrington BB5 2AS

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0449

    Householder: Proposed two storey side extension

    38 Blackburn Road Rishton BB1 4BS

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0450

    Householder: Erection of single storey side extension

    Squires Farm Allsprings Plantation Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7UL

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0451

    Householder: First floor extension to side

    55 Simmons Way Altham Accrington

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0452

    Householder: Raise pitch of main roof of house to enable erection of rear extension

    2 Cotton Street Accrington BB5 2EX

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0453

    Full: Change of use from Post Office (Use Class A1) to dwelling house (Use Class C3) including external alterations

    101 Dill Hall Lane Accrington BB5 4DT

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0454

    Householder: Extension to side

    2 The Esplanade Rishton BB1 4BL

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0455

    Householder: Erection of side extension

    Greystokes 26 Aspen Lane Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 4QA

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0456

    Full: Erection of two units for B8 use

    Whinney Hill Garage Site Whinney Hill Road Huncoat, Accrington

    Received Not published
  11. Appeal Decided: REFUSED11/12/0457

    Full: Replacement shop front (retrospective)

    10 Blackburn Road Great Harwood Blackburn BB6 7DE

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: REFUSED11/12/0458

    Outline: Demolition of public house and erection of eight apartments (six one bed and two 2 bed) with associated parking (access, appearance, layout and scale applied for).

    Merrie England Public House 54-56 St Huberts Road Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/12/0459

    28 day non-material amendment: Amendment to 11/07/0524 to include removal of plot 159

    Land bounded by Blackburn Road Leyland Street Star Street Oakbank Drive and railway embankment (Project Phoenix) Accrington

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0460

    Householder: Single storey extension to rear

    49 Higher Antley Street Accrington BB5 0SN

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/12/0461

    Householder: First floor side extension

    530 Burnley Road Accrington BB5 6JZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0462

    Full: Erection of lattice tower 15 m (Hub Height) wind turbine (Resubmission of 11/12/0373)

    Brow Field Farm Back Lane Accrington

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: SPLIT DECISION11/12/0463

    Advertisement Consent: Display of non-illuminated fascia signs

    78 - 80 Burnley Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0464

    Full: Install 10.3 m dish at 15.5 metres above existing mast and antenna

    Rothwell Mill Farm Miller Fold Avenue Accrington BB5 0NY

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0465

    Full: Installation of 1 No 10 KW wind turbine on a 15 m monopole mast, including laying of cable and metre point cabinet

    Land at School Lane Guide Blackburn

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0466

    Works to Trees: Prune 2 No trees TPO 1976 No 1

    Easy-Trim 12B Metcalf Drive Altham Industrial Estate Altham Lancs BB5 5TU

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/12/0468

    Discharge of condition No 5 (windows) of 11/10/0158

    Rothwell Mill Stables Rothwell Mill Farm Miller Fold Avenue Accrington BB5 0NY

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: REFUSED11/12/0470

    Advertisement Consent: Display of 4 No internally illuminated advertisement signs

    Lookers Volkswagen Trident Park Trident Way Blackburn

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: SPLIT DECISION11/12/0471

    Advertisement application: Display of 4 no externally illuminated fascia signs and 1 no externally illuminated projecting sign

    480 Manchester Road Accrington BB5 2QL

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/12/0472

    Listed Building Consent: Repairs to viaduct, including masonry repair/replacement, repointing, installation of rainwater goods and tie bars/pattress plates

    Accrington Railway Viaduct Blackburn 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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