33 Union Street,Accrington,Lancashire,BB5 1PL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Validated
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area 57 m away: Accrington Town Centre; Heritage at risk 57 m away: Accrington Town Centre, Hyndburn; Coalfield, development low risk area; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Accrington built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Council
Hyndburn
Postcode
BB5 1PL
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 74% of full applications here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
131decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Jun 2026
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 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