Hyndburn Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Hyndburn Borough Council decided more than 520 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 17% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Hyndburn Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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9 October 2026 · Approved
Land off Balfour Street, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7FY · 11/26/0137
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8 October 2026 · Refused
Full Major: Erection of 29 affordable dwellings with associated access, car parking and landscaping
Land off Delph Mount, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 7QF · 11/25/0469
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8 October 2026 · Refused
Land West of Rhoden Road, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3QQ · 11/25/0520
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16 July 2026 · Approved
Major Full: Residential relief road with associated works
Land between Burnley Road and Altham Lane, Huncoat BB5 6LJ · 11/25/0124
Figures for Hyndburn Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 520 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 17%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of 98 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 52 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 45%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 43plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Hyndburn Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is whether the location of the proposed development is suitable, with particular regards to the effect on the residential character of the area.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • The character and appearance of the area; and • The West Pennine Moors Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI).”
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“The main issues in this case are the effect of the development proposed on the existing open space, and whether the proposal provides sufficient information to enable a determination to be made in relation to the practicalities of safely developing…”
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“The main issues are: i) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; ii) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development is consistent with policies relating to the location of housing, including whether the proposal makes adequate provision to ensure delivery of social housing; • whether the proposed development would provide for…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.