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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 · 9,460 approved or refused records
1,225Refused applications

8,235 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

  1. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0302

    Works to Trees in Conservation Area; Various work to trees within Conservation Area Church Canal Side Conservation Area

    Trees at Baptist Church Ernest Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0303

    Works to trees in Conservation Area: Crown reduce small branches back from building. Conservation Area Christ Church Conservation Area

    Sub-station Oak Hill Park Manchester Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0306

    Various tree works within Conservation Area : Church Canal Side Conservation Area

    Trees at St James Road Church Accrington

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0311

    Works to trees in conservation area: Fell 4 No trees in conservation area

    1 Cornmill Farm Burnley Road Altham Accrington Lancs BB5 5UP

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0317

    Householder: Erection of two-storey extension to rear and detached garage

    1 Cornmill Farm Burnley Road Altham Accrington Lancs BB5 5UP

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0325

    Outline application: Residential development - 3 No dwellings

    Land between Nos 18 & 20 Moss Lane Knuzden

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: REFUSED11/14/0327

    Discharge of condition No 7 (sound proofing) and No 8 (odour equipment) of 11/11/0369

    104 Burnley Road Accrington Lancs BB5 6DW

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0328

    Householder: Removal of existing garage to be replaced with single-storey extension to include a utility room and hobby/guest bedroom

    17 Ascot Way Accrington Lancs BB5 2AH

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0329

    HHPA: Erection of single-storey extension to rear 4.2 m from rear wall, maximum height 3.350m height to eaves 2.450 m

    64 Frederick Street Accrington Lancs BB5 1QS

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: REFUSED11/14/0330

    Full: Removal of small gable fronted dormer and replacement with new flat roof dormer to front of property. Installation of new door to shop front for separate access and installation of shutters.

    206 Blackburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  11. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/14/0331

    Full: Installation of 1 No windturbine 36.6 m to hub, 49 m to blade tip

    Duckworth Hill Farm Duckworth Hill Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0333

    Householder: Erection of single-storey extension replacing existing sunroom, bathroom and kitchen extension

    2 Corn Mill Farm Burnley Road Altham Accrington

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0334

    Householder: Erection of single-storey side extension

    8 Chequers Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 5HN

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0335

    Householder: Erection of two-storey side/rear extension (Resubmission of 11/14/0123)

    19 Elm Close Rishton Lancs BB1 4HN

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0336

    Advertisement Application: Display of 3 No internally illuminated signs (1 No fascia 1 No hanging and 1 No other) and 2 No non-illuminated fascia signs

    Nat West Bank, 5 St James Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0338

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 5.850 m beyond rear wall 3.9 m maximum height 2.4 m height to eaves

    40 Empress Street Accrington Lancs BB5 1SG

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/14/0339

    28 day non-material amendment: Formation of gable end omitted, ground floor layout altered, shallower profile of extension roof, extension footprint moved, extensions rear door and window positions transferred, roof light positions to existing roof amended

    36 Waverley Road Knuzden BB1 3ND

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: REFUSED11/14/0442

    Full: Change of use from B8 to B2 (general industrial)

    Units B & C Whalley Road Altham Accrington

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0451

    Full: Re-siting of the fire escape door due to changes to the internal layout. Infill hole where door removed to match existing wall. Repair, clean frames to remaining windows as necessary where new fire door sited

    Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC Hyndburn Road Church Accrington

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0452

    Full: Refurbishment/alteration works including replacement of entrance doors with pier surrounds and re-cladding of elevations and roofs

    Units 3 - 5 The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Knuzden

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/14/0455

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 6 m from rear wall, 2.3 m height to eaves 3.6 m maximum height

    321 Whalley Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  22. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/14/0456

    Householder: Erection of two-storey side and rear extension and single-storey extension to front

    8 Talbot Road Accrington Lancs BB5 5EN

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0457

    Full Major: Erection of paladin fencing; extension of unit 6A to from an external garden centre without roof; reconfiguration of car park and external lighting and CCTV

    Unit 6a The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Knuzden

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/14/0458

    Full: Demolition of part of 31 Bank Street, 3 No derelict cottages and workshop erection of 4 No dwellings at Thompson Court, change of use from ancillary storage at 25 - 31 Bank Street to 4 No flats and associated parking including single storey extensions

    25 - 31 Bank Street/Thompson Court 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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