3 Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 3HT Data via plota.co.uk

11/26/0388 - Advertisement Consent REGISTERED: Under Consultation
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Advertisement Consent: Installation of 6m Totem, Wayfinding Sign, Frod Oval x2, Service bay signs, Entry Trellis Sign and Letters Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from recent advertisement consent across the UK. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

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Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Location Plan · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Redacted Application Form · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LCC Highways Statutory Consultee Response · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Constraints & History 11-26-0388 Background Papers · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Schedule Background Papers · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area; Green belt 88 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BB1 3HT
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide advertisement consent by day 54.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
5,741decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in Hyndburn to go on. Hyndburn decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 1, Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, BB1 3NT
Advertisement consent: One replacement facia sign to the frontage of Unit 1, Hyndburn Ret…
11/25/0195
2025 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 1, Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, BB1 3NT
Advertisement consent: One replacement facia sign to the frontage of Unit 1, Hyndburn Ret…
11/25/0195
2023 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 8, Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, BB1 3HT
Full: Change of use from Class E(a) retail warehouse to B8 warehouse/storage with ancilla…
11/23/0347
2023 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 8, Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, BB1 3HT
Full: Change of use from Class E(a) retail warehouse to B8 warehouse/storage with ancilla…
11/23/0347
2023 Approved
Unit 1, Hyndburn Retail Park, Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 3HT
Full: Subdivision of Unit 1 with associated external alterations including additional sig…
11/22/0541
2023 Approved
Unit 1, Hyndburn Retail Park, Whitebirk Drive, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 3HT
Full: Subdivision of Unit 1 with associated external alterations including additional sig…
11/22/0541
2022 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 5 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Full: Insertion of a mezzanine, and associated internal works
11/21/0634
2022 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 5 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Full: Insertion of a mezzanine, and associated internal works
11/21/0634
2021 Approved
Unit 8 Hyndburn Retail Park Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3NT
Full: External alterations to an existing unit including replacement shopfronts new emerg…
11/21/0478
2021 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 2 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3NT
Advert application: Display of 2 No internally illuminated fascia signs and 2 No non-illu…
11/21/0442
2021 Approved
The Peel Centre Unit 11a (J D Gyms) Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement Application: Display of 2 No internally Illuminated fascia box signs one to…
11/21/0003
2020 Approved
Unit 1A and 1B The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement Application: Display of 1 No internally illuminated totem sign
11/20/0239
2020 Approved
Unit 1A and 1B The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement Application: Display of 1 No internally illuminated totem sign
11/20/0239
2019 Approved
Unit 1A and 1B The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Full: Refurbishment of existing building comprising external alterations including shop f…
11/19/0356
2019 Approved
Unit 1A and 1B The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Full: Refurbishment of existing building comprising external alterations including shop f…
11/19/0356
2019 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 4 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement: Display of 1 No. Scanlik Digital Electronic LED Fascia
11/19/0355
2019 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 4 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement: Display of 1 No. Scanlik Digital Electronic LED Fascia
11/19/0355
2019 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 4 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement Application: Display of 2 No internally illuminated fascia signs 2 No exter…
11/19/0184
2019 Approved
The Peel Centre, Unit 4 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement Application: Display of 2 No internally illuminated fascia signs 2 No exter…
11/19/0184
2019 Approved
Unit 1/1B Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Major Full: Relocation of the existing subdivision within Unit 1, change of use of the re…
11/19/0016
2019 Approved
The Peel Centre Unit 4 Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Full: Changes to the frontage of existing retail unit to enlarge glazed shop front
11/19/0164
2018 Approved
The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement application: Display of 15 No advertisement signs relating to costa-coffee…
11/18/0207
2018 Approved
The Peel Centre Whitebirk Drive Rishton BB1 3HT
Advertisement application: Display of 15 No advertisement signs relating to costa-coffee…
11/18/0207
2016 Approved
MERCEDES - BENZ WHITEBIRK DRIVE RISHTON BB1 3HT
ADVERTISEMENT: ERECTION OF ILLUMINATED SIGN, FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF EXISTING
11/16/0185
2016 Approved
MERCEDES - BENZ WHITEBIRK DRIVE RISHTON BB1 3HT
ADVERTISEMENT: ERECTION OF ILLUMINATED SIGN, FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF EXISTING
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Hyndburn
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#257 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings