Albert Works,Barons Way,Oakenshaw,Great Harwood,BB6 7DL Data via plota.co.uk

11/26/0306 - Prior Approval Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval Telecommunications: The installation of a 25-metre high lattice tower supporting 6no. radio antennas, 1no. transmission dish (the dish will have a radius of 0.3 metres) and ancillary equipment, along with 2no. ground-based cabinets at ground level and ancillary development thereto including a 3-metre high palisade compound fencing… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Refused
20 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 19

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Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Harwood built-up area; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Prior Approval
Postcode
BB6 7DL
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
Decision date
20 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 6 days slower than Hyndburn's median of 38 for prior approvals. Refused, as 67% of prior approvals here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
33%approved
24decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 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