Hyndburn planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Hyndburn Borough Council, updated daily. Hyndburn Borough Council received 92 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes. 85% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in Hyndburn
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Scout Moor Wind Farm Rochdale
12 wind turbines, 180m tip height, Scout Moor expansion. Adds twelve turbines plus substations, grid connection, access, drainage and moorland restoration to an existing wind farm site at observations stage. Turbine installation, foundation works, cabling and grid infrastructure drive procurement…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Hyndburn Wind Farm, Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3RP
Wind turbine height variation, Oswaldtwistle, Hyndburn. Amends conditions on a consented farm to raise turbine tip and hub heights. Taller towers and larger rotors reset foundation loads, tower steel and crane specification, so revised packages are open to tendering.
GroundworksSteelRenewables
370B Burnley Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6HG
14-unit B8 warehouse scheme with demolition, Accrington, full application. Clears existing buildings at 370B Burnley Road and erects 14 B8 units with associated infrastructure. Demolition, groundworks, steel framing and cladding packages open to specialist subcontractors now.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Wham Stadium, Livingstone Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5BX
Stadium roof raise and re-roofing, Accrington, at full application stage. The 400mm height increase creates space for a new roof covering laid over the existing Wham Stadium structure. Steelwork, roof sheeting and access scaffolding are the packages for specialist roofing and steel subcontractors.
RoofingSteel
MacDonald's Restaurants Ltd, Burnley Road, BB1 3HR
Single-storey drive-thru booth extension, Burnley Road, Hyndburn observations. Adds a single-storey extension for replacement drive-thru booths and relocates the entrance, at neighbouring authority observation stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
146 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3DR
Class MA prior approval converting first-floor office to one flat, Oswaldtwistle. Single dwelling created from existing commercial space under permitted-development notification. Internal fit-out, M&E rewiring, bathrooms and kitchens drive the work.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Sough Pits Farm, Sough Lane, Guide, Lancashire, BB1 2LR
Agricultural building conversion to one dwelling, Lancashire. Change of use from farm building to single home under Class Q prior approval. Fit-out, M&E, drainage and thermal insulation drive conversion work in a rural location.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
36 and 38a,Water Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6QZ
4-flat conversion from retail to residential, Accrington. Changes a shop to four apartments with rear elevation alterations, new windows, external staircase and walkway at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, M&E rewiring and drainage dominate; external stairs and access walkway require…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Woodside House, Winterley Drive, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6UE
Single-dwelling conversion of former residential institution, Accrington, full application. Converts the C2 institutional building at Woodside House into one family home with internal alterations. Internal partitioning, bathroom and kitchen fit-out, and electrical rewiring are the packages open to…
Fit-outJoineryM&E
Part ground floor of 21 Union Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1PL
Vacant retail unit converting to a 24-hour adult gaming centre, Accrington. Changes a vacant shop to gaming premises at full application stage. Gaming-specific fit-out, security systems, electrical load and cash-handling infrastructure drive the work.
Fit-outM&EGambling / AGC
Duckworth Hall, Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3RQ
Agricultural building extension and new outbuilding, Oswaldtwistle. Prior approval under Part 6 to extend an existing farm building and erect an additional agricultural structure. Farm buildings drive groundworks, steel frame and cladding packages with minimal services required.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Mercer Hall, Queen Street, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7AL
Window replacement scheme at Mercer Hall, Great Harwood. Twelve windows replaced: ten UPVC units on north and west elevations, plus two fire-rated aluminium escape windows at first floor, at full stage. Glazing and joinery subcontractors can pitch, with the fire-rated aluminium escape units the…
GlazingJoinery
344 Union Road Oswaldtwistle Lancashire BB5 3JD
Shopfront and shutter installation, Oswaldtwistle. Replaces the storefront and adds security shuttering to a ground-floor retail unit at full application stage. Glazing, aluminium framing and shutter hardware packages suit specialist shopfront contractors.
GlazingFit-out
Part ground floor of 21 Union Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1PL
Shopfront alterations to a retail unit, Accrington. Modifies the existing shopfront on Union Street at full application stage. Glazing, frames and signage packages suit local installers, with potential joinery and M&E contingent on internal reconfiguration.
GlazingJoinery
15 Millbank Place,Church,Lancashire,BB5 4BF
Single-storey rear and side extension with porch and garage conversion, Church, Hyndburn. Extends an existing house and converts the garage to living space at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages lead, with steel over new openings and internal joinery to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Hyndburn Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Hyndburn Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Hyndburn Borough Council, raw rate
31.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.2 percentage points above expected. Hyndburn Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
121 appeals counted, 115 judged either way (36 allowed, 79 dismissed), 6 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 42.6% | 28.8% | 61 | 61 | 26 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32.1% | 35.6% | 28 | 28 | 9 |
| Enforcement Notice | 7.1% | 13.5% | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 0% | 33.3% | 7 | 7 | 0 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Hyndburn Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other94% (35 decided)
- householder86% (22 decided)
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