29 Mill Lane, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7UQ Data via plota.co.uk

11/26/0234 - Permission in Principle (For Developers) Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle: for erection of between 3no. and 4no. residential dwellings within the garden of the existing dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
7 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Oct 2026 · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 24

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Site constraints 8

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Great Harwood built-up area; Priority habitat 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £432,500 in November 2016. Detached house, freehold.

25 November 2016£432,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area223 m² (2,400 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hyndburn
Application type
Permission in Principle (For Developers)
Postcode
BB6 7UQ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 124 days from validation, 77 days slower than Hyndburn's median of 47 for outline applications. Refused, as 32% of outline applications here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Hyndburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Hyndburn decision record →

Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Hyndburn
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#257 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hyndburn ranks #163 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Hyndburn is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hyndburn decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #279 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #288 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #163 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #225 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
6 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
43 decided
277
Total decisions
64 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.