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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 · 9,459 approved or refused records
1,225Refused applications

8,234 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0179

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey side extension

    22 Lynfield Road Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7TS

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0181

    Full: Installation of 2 No new shop fronts with bi-parting doors with side screens and the increase of the area of cladding to front elevation and blocking up of a single door to front elevation

    Unit 3 Eastgate Retail Park Eastgate Accrington

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0182

    Prior Approval: Erection of extension to agricultural building

    Tan House Farm Blackburn Old Road Rishton

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0187

    Full: Installation of air conditioning/refrigeration plan in new flow forge cage with door and roof to rear service yard and removable cage to single A C unit together with associated openings in cladding to rear

    Unit 3 Eastgate Retail Park Eastgate Accrington

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0196

    28 day non-material amendment: 11/14/0173 darker coloured render panel finish to external fenestration to all of dwellings to the development

    Site of former St Johns Church St Huberts Road Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0100

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey side extension and alterations

    7 Sefton Close Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 5WS

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: LCC APPROVAL11/15/0101

    LCC submitted for observations: refLCC/2015/0024 Demolition and removal of existing demountable units and replacement with purpose build 4 class base building with associated landscaping

    Broadfield School Fielding Lane Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0104

    Advertisement Application: Display of 2 No internally illuminated fascia signs and 1 No non-illuminated fascia sign

    Unit 1a Arndale Shopping Centre Cornhill Accrington

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0106

    H H P A: Erection of rear single-storey extension 6 m from rear wall 4m maximum height 2.8 m height to eaves

    176 Blackburn Road Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7LU

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0107

    Non-material amendment 28 days: External overclad alterations of the proposed overclad from a rain screen system to a composite system and alteration to the design of the over clad of 11/14/0307

    Electricity North West Ltd Whitebirk Depot Whitebirk Drive Rishton

    Received Not published
  11. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/15/0108

    Householder: Erection of side extension and front porch

    2 Beech Grove Accrington Lancs BB5 0NE

    Received Not published
  12. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/15/0109

    Listed Building Consent: External and internal alterations to Grade II* Listed Building to form a domestic dwelling

    Sparth Manor 65 Sparth Road Clayton le Moors

    Received Not published
  13. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/15/0110

    Full: Alterations to existing rear annex and outbuilding together with external works

    Elmfield Hall Riding Barn Street Church Accrington

    Received Not published
  14. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/15/0111

    Listed Building Consent: Alterations to existing rear annex and outbuilding together with external works

    Elmfield Hall Riding Barn Street Church Accrington

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0112

    Full: Change of use from former laundrette to dwelling including the replacement of the shop front with stonework, window and door, and the installation of a rooflight, windows, door and new roofing materials to the rear

    40 Barnes Street Clayton le Moors

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0114

    Householder: Erection of two-storey extension and loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer

    38 Fountains Way Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancs BB5 4NJ

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0117

    Major Full: Demolition of existing cabins, storage containers and office containers and erection of single storey office building, industrial storage building and waste storage, including external lighting to perimeter of compound.

    National Grid Site, Heys Street, Great Harwood, BB6 7UA

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0119

    Householder: Erection of rear single-storey extension

    96 Countess Street Accrington Lancs BB5 1SN

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0128

    Full: Erection of single-storey swimming pool and associated accommodation

    Marshmallows Nursery 1 Nuttall Street Accrington BB5 2HE

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0130

    Householder: Erection of single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory

    5 Barnard Close Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancs BB5 4PX

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0132

    Listed Building Consent: Installation of 2 No internexus MW-1 devices and 4 No internexus TS devices on the roof using non-piercing roof stand

    Richmond Hill Street Works Richmond Hill Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0136

    Householder: Erection of two-storey extension to the side of the existing house

    3 Radnor Close Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: REFUSED11/15/0137

    Full: Erection of three-bedroomed terrace dwelling with two additional rooms in the loft space utilising a rear facing dormer

    Land at Mercer Street (adjacent to No 2) Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0138

    Householder: Erection of garage to side of dwelling

    27 Tunstall Drive Altham West Accrington Lancs BB5 5DG

    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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