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8,234 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0397

    Householder: Erection of two storey side and rear extension (resubmission: 11/15/0199)

    8 Talbot Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0302

    Discharge of condition No 3 of 11/14/0463 (materials)

    Whewells (Hardboard) Ltd The Sawmills Bridge Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0316

    Householder: Erection of single-storey rear extension and re-roof of existing garage

    19 Woodland Drive Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 5SD

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0318

    Major Full: Use of land as cemetery including a new vehicle and pedestrian entrance from Lee Lane also alteration to the existing footpath and cycle path at this location and burial of human remains and burial and scattering of human ashes (following cremation off site) erection of entrance gates railings and stone pillars

    Land at Lee Lane to the north a dismantled railway line to the south a brook to the east and field boundary footpath to the west Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0327

    Full: Demolition of existing boiler house and erection of biomass boiler and associated chimney stack

    Senator International Altham Business Park Syke Side Drive Altham Accrington

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0328

    Householder: Erection of rear single-storey and hipped end double storey extensions (Resubmission 11/15/0149)

    198 Richmond Road Accrington Lancs BB5 0JN

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0329

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of single-storey rear extension 4.35 m beyond rear wall 3.6 m maximum height 2.6 m height to eaves

    39 Harwood Lane Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7TB

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0330

    Works to TPO trees Mayfield House 1987

    29 Mayfield Avenue Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0331

    Advert application: Externally illuminated fascia sign, 2 No non-illuminated panel signs various vinyl graphics

    Oakfield House, Blackburn Road, Accrington

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0332

    Full: Replace existing garage with new garage

    Land adjacent to Nook Lane, Margaret Street and rear of 72 New Lane, Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0334

    Advertisement: Installation of 3 No. internally illuminated fascia signs

    Unit 4 The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0337

    Full: Replacement of glazed wooden porch with double glazed unit and replace three single glazed wooden arched windows with double glazed units

    St Peters & St Pauls Church Hall, Blackburn Road, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4BS

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0339

    Full Major:Erection of retail unit on vacant land adjacent to Unit 4, perimeter wall and railings, car parking, cycle parking and landscaping

    East Gate Retail Park off East Gate Accrington

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0401

    Householder: Erection of two storey extension to create additional kitchen/dining space at ground floor and additional bedroom at first floor

    8 Horsfall Close Accrington

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0403

    Full: Creation of a double bay all weather cricket practise facility at the ground

    Church & Oswaldtwistle Cricket and Social Club Blackburn Road Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0404

    Works to trees in conservation area. Various pruning/felling work to trees within conservation area

    Land at Mercer Park Clayton Le Moors

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0412

    Major: Creation of 4 no new playing fields including drainage, spectator barrier, creation of informal natural play area and picnic area

    Playing Fields North of Bridge Street and Alan Critchlow Way Rishton

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: REFUSED11/15/0414

    Advert application: Display of internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting box sign

    Althams Travel Services 26 Blackburn Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/15/0415

    Discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage) of 11/15/0318

    Land at Lee Lane to the north a dismantled railway line to the south a brook to the east and field boundary footpath to the west Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0418

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of single-storey extension to rear 4 m beyond rear wall of the original dwelling 3.9 m maximum height 2.4 m height to eaves

    34 Frederick Street Accrington Lancs BB5 1QS

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/15/0421

    Householder Prior Approval: Erection of rear extension 3.3 m from rear original wall 3.9 m maximum height 2.8 m height to eaves

    37 Laburnum Drive Oswaldtwistle Accrington Lancs BB5 3AW

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0422

    Full: Installation of gas fuelled capacity mechanism embedded generation plant to support the National Grid

    Land at Moorfield Drive Altham Accrington

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0423

    Full: Change of use at first floor from residential (C3) to retail (A1) and external alterations to elevations (Resubmission 11/15/0212)

    194 - 196 Blackburn Road Accrington Lancs BB5 0AQ

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/15/0426

    Full: Change of use of redundant first floor function room to a single domestic apartment

    251 Union Road 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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