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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 · 9,438 approved or refused records
1,225Refused applications

8,213 approved · 1,225 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0325

    Householder: Erection of replacement roofs over bungalows

    83 Moss Hall Road and 85 Moss Hall Road Accrington Lancs BB5 5AZ

    Received Not published
  2. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0449

    Full: Erection of maintenance building

    Land at RLC (UK) Ltd Metcalf Drive Altham Industrial Estate Altham Accrington Lancs BB5 5AY

    Received Not published
  3. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0450

    Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension

    21 Southwood Drive Baxenden Accrington Lancs BB5 2PZ

    Received Not published
  4. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0455

    Full: Change of use from shop (A1) to bar (A4) and external alteration to front elevation

    41 - 43 Abbey Street Accrington

    Received Not published
  5. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0400

    Scoping Opinion: Regulation 15 Town & Country (EIA) Regulations 2017 Land off Bolton Avenue Huncoat Accrington Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme Haslingden & Walmsley Section

    Land off Bolton Avenue Huncoat Accrington

    Received Not published
  6. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0402

    Major Full: Erection of 4 No start up units (Use B1c) and associated parking access arrangements and landscaping

    Frontier Park Prospect Units Blackburn Road Knuzden BB1 3LS

    Received Not published
  7. Decided: REFUSED HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0403

    Householder: Erection of 2-storey and single-storey rear extension

    23 Blackburn Road Rishton Lancs BB1 4EU

    Received Not published
  8. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0405

    Planning Obligation Modification: Sage housing is acquiring the affordable housing units pursuant to S106 to 11/18/0156

    Land East of Thwaites Road Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QF

    Received Not published
  9. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0406

    Full: Enlargement of shop front and installation of shutters (retrospective)

    44 Ormerod Street Accrington Lancs BB5 0PF

    Received Not published
  10. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0412

    Advertisement Application: Display of 1 No illuminated sign and 1 No non-illuminated sign

    44 Ormerod Street Accrington Lancs BB5 0PF

    Received Not published
  11. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0413

    Householder: Erection of fence

    17 Woodside Avenue Rishton Blackburn Lancs BB1 4EX

    Received Not published
  12. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0421

    Full: Enlargement of amenity block to provide ancillary residential and sleeping accommodation for existing gypsy caravan site. (Resubmission of 11/19/0203)

    Fir Trees Sough Lane Guide Oswaldtwistle BB1 2LR

    Received Not published
  13. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0422

    Listed Building Consent: Alterations to access to the development by relocating access further west than that permitted Relocate refuse storage area from the forefront of the site to the west and further in the site away from the road frontage Retrospective consent to demolish the east boundary wall Rebuild and relocate the eastern boundary wall further east to allow increase in the parking area associated with the conversion to apartment Remodelling of the front boundary wall by widening gap to provide for vehicle access and one for pedestrian access and closing two existing gaps Reinstatement of wrought iron railing to top of front boundary wall

    Cannon Street Baptist Church 14 Cannon Street Accrington BB5 1NJ

    Received Not published
  14. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0426

    Householder: Conversion of existing attached garage and erection of first floor extension to attached garage to create an additional bedroom sung and home office

    17 Elm Close Rishton Blackburn BB1 4HN

    Received Not published
  15. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0427

    Works to TPO Trees: Lime Sycamore Ash under TPO 1970

    2 Grange Close Great Harwood BB6 7PE

    Received Not published
  16. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0428

    Permission in Principle for 2 No dwellings

    The Vulcan Works Glebe Street Great Harwood

    Received Not published
  17. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0429

    Householder: Erection of front porch alterations to rear conservatory and erection of boundary wall (retrospective)

    69 Windsor Road Knuzden Brook Oswaldtwistle BB1 2DH

    Received Not published
  18. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0432

    Full: Temporary change of use of land to form compound area plus associated access road to facilitate reconstruction of railway bridge FHR5/16

    Land off Foxhill Bank Brow Church Accrington

    Received Not published
  19. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/19/0433

    Householder: Conversion of integral single garage to provide living accommodation - bedroom ensuite wet room and kitchen

    10 Mill Gardens Great Harwood BB6 7FN

    Received Not published
  20. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0434

    Discharge of condition No 5 (demolition work) purusant to 11/19/0105

    99-101 Blackburn Road Accrington BB5 1JJ

    Received Not published
  21. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS11/19/0435

    Full: Change of use from agricultural barn/garage workshop to dwelling house

    Higher Rhoden Higher Rhoden Barn New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QL

    Received Not published
  22. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0436

    Discharge of condition No 3 (landscaping scheme) 4 (materials external roof windows walls and doors) pursuant to 11/19/0255)

    Bowling Pavillion Milnshaw Park Lancaster Avenue Accrington BB5 4SD

    Received Not published
  23. Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS11/19/0438

    Discharge of conditions 5 (hard surface materials) 7 (type and height of fences and walls) 8 (Foul and surface water drainage) pursuant to 11/16/0421

    St Andrews Works Kay Street Oswaldtwistle

    Received Not published
  24. Decided: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS HOUSEHOLDER11/20/0040

    Householder: Erection of single-storey side extension

    40 Russell Place Great Harwood BB6 7JP

    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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