Accrington Market, Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1ER Data via plota.co.uk

11/26/0120 - Advertisement Consent Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Advertisement consent: Display of advertisement panels on the existing hoarding around the Market Hall and Burtons Chambers Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Mar 2026
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Validated
31 Mar 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision notice · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Heritage Statutory Consultee Response · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Construction Heritage Boards Background Papers · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Location Plan OS Extract · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Hoarding & Gate Layout CAD Drawing · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Hoarding Area Plan CAD Drawing · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Growth Lancashire Statutory Consultee Response · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LCC Highways Statutory Consultee Response · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Officers Report Officer's Report - final · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Constraints & History 11-26-0120 Background Papers · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Signage Background Papers · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Accrington Market Premises licence · in force since 28 Sep 2026 Licensed hours: alcohol until 01:00

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Market Hall
List entry 1072743 · 16 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Accrington Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Accrington Town Centre, Hyndburn
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Accrington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Hyndburn
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BB5 1ER
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Case officer
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Decision
Approved With Conditions
Decision date
8 May 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 12 days faster than Hyndburn's median of 50 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 77% of advertisement consent here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
15decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent 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
31 Mar 2026
Comments by
21 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
14 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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11/23/0508
2023 Approved
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11/23/0510
2023 Approved
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11/23/0508
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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