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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 · 9,442 approved or refused records
1,225Refused applications

8,217 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided: REFUSED11/17/0555

    Full: Proposed change of use from A1 shop to cafe/restaurant (A5)

    63 Queen Street Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/17/0556

    Non-material amendment to approved application 11/15/0333 to alter fenestration

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

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0558

    Works to TPO trees: TPO 1981/6 Rough Lee

    Land at Royds Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0571

    Full: Proposed change of use of 3 bed terraced house to two flats

    38 Grimshaw Street GREAT HARWOOD BB6 7AP

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/17/0501

    Discharge of conditions 4 construction method statement and 5 access scheme of 11/17/0358

    Christian Institute Melbourne Street Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/17/0502

    Householder: Proposed rear two-storey extension

    14 Barnard Close OSWALDTWISTLE BB5 4PX

    Received Not published
  7. Withdrawn: WITHDRAWN DECISION11/17/0503

    Prior approval: Proposed changes of use from a youth offending unit to registered nursery (D1)

    1 Blake Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/17/0504

    Householder Prior Approval: Proposed rear extension projecting 6 m from rear of original dwelling, 2.6 m to eaves and 3.5 m maximum height

    12 Cottom Croft Clayton le Moors Accrington Lancs BB5 5XL

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/17/0507

    Householder: Proposed rear single storey extension

    36 St Edmunds Street Great Harwood Lancs BB6 7BW

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0525

    Advert application: Display of fascia sign

    152 Union Road OSWALDTWISTLE BB5 3DR

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0527

    Full: Proposed new shop frontage to Nos 249 and 251

    249 - 251 Whalley Road Accrington

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0529

    Prior Approval: Change of use of agricultural building to two dwellings (C3)

    Land at Mattbridge Farm Broadfield Oswaldtwistle Lancs BB5 3SE

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0531

    Works to TPO trees: Huncoat/Peel Park 1952/8 W3

    Woodside House Spout House Lane ACCRINGTON BB5 6UE

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/17/0532

    Householder: Erection of rear extension following removal of conservatory

    5 Pine Close RISHTON BB1 4JX

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/17/0533

    Retrospective discharge of planning conditions 4 (levels) 6 (foul drainage) 7 (surface water) pursuant to 11/14/0364

    Former Norman Road Works Norman Road OSWALDTWISTLE BB5 4NF

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: REFUSED11/17/0534

    Full: Proposed erection of six bungalows

    Land off Fort Street Clayton le Moors

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/17/0535

    Discharge of Condition 21 (S278) pursuant to 11/14/0129

    Raza Jamia Masjid Trust Mosque 39 Lower Antley Street ACCRINGTON BB5 0BA

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0536

    Major: Erection of B8 warehouse and associated works

    Land rear of Whatmore UK Ltd Altham Business Park Altham Lane ALTHAM BB5 5UR

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/17/0537

    Full: Change of use from private allotments to residential caravan park for 5 static caravans and 5 towing caravans

    Land to the rear of Milton Street Milton Street Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/17/0539

    Discharge of condition 6 of planning permission 11/17/0356

    110 Haslingden Old Road OSWALDTWISTLE BB5 3RG

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/18/0053

    Householder: Erection of garden shed (retrospective)

    68 Abbeydale Way ACCRINGTON BB5 0EN

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: REFUSED11/18/0054

    Full: Erection of 2 No agricultural buildings (1 No livestock and 1 No food store)

    Smithacres Back Lane Baxenden ACCRINGTON BB5 2RE

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/18/0055

    Non-material amendment (28 days) to planning application 11/16/0421 to change the handing of some of the semi detached properties and to include a small obscure glazed window to the gable bathrooms. To remove the brickwork band courses. To reduce the number of velux windows to the rear

    St Andrews Works Kay Street Oswaldtwistle BB5 3LW

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/18/0056

    Prior Approval: Change of use from office use (Class B1(a)) to a dwelling house (Class C3)

    58 Manchester Road Accrington

    Received Not published

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Researching a proposal in Hyndburn Borough Council

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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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