Former Law Courts and Police Station, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH Data via plota.co.uk

11/25/0502 - Full Planning non-material 28 days Withdrawn
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material Amendment: Of full planning permission reference to allow reduction in number of apartments and relocation of café Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Dec 2025
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Withdrawn

Withdrawn · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

PDF WA083 AP102 Proposed Upper Ground Floor Plan CAD Drawing · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Redacted Application Form · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MMC HBC Environmental Health Statutory Consultee Response · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Application Covering Letter (05.12.2025) Correspondence · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Constraints 11-25-0502 Background Papers · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning History 11-25-0502 Background Papers · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Magistrates Courts Police Station
List entry 1362015 · 20 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
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.
Flood map ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Christ Church 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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Accrington built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Hyndburn
Application type
Full Planning non-material 28 days
Postcode
BB5 2BH
Received
around 16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Case officer
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to listed bui…
11/25/0500
2025 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to listed bui…
11/25/0500
2025 Approved
Discharge of Condition: 3 (recording) attached to listed building consent reference 11/24…
11/25/0466
2025 Approved
Discharge of Condition: 3 (recording) attached to listed building consent reference 11/24…
11/25/0466
2024 Approved
Major Full: Conversion and extension of former Law Courts and Police station to form offi…
11/23/0364
2024 Approved
Listed Building Consent: Conversion and extension of former Law Courts and Police station…
11/24/0026
2024 Approved
Major Full: Conversion and extension of former Law Courts and Police station to form offi…
11/23/0364
2024 Approved
Listed Building Consent: Conversion and extension of former Law Courts and Police station…
11/24/0026
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
52 - 54 Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BN
Prior Approval: Change of use from offices to one dwellinghouse
11/25/0208
2025 Approved
52 - 54 Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BN
Prior Approval: Change of use from offices to one dwellinghouse
11/25/0208
2024 Approved
Hyndburn Community Restart, 21a Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BQ
Prior Approval: under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Engl…
11/24/0321
2024 Approved
Hyndburn Community Restart, 21a Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BQ
Prior Approval: under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Engl…
11/24/0321
2023 Approved
3 Christ Church Square, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2NA
Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension and rear dormer extension (Resubmis…
11/23/0285
2023 Approved
3 Christ Church Square, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2NA
Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension and rear dormer extension (Resubmis…
11/23/0285
2023 Approved
Cadent Gas Manchester Road Lancashire BB5 2BW
Works to TPO trees: TPO 1997 No 3 Shop Lane, Broad Oak Accrington BB5 2BW
11/23/0262
2023 Approved
Cadent Gas Manchester Road Lancashire BB5 2BW
Works to TPO trees: TPO 1997 No 3 Shop Lane, Broad Oak Accrington BB5 2BW
11/23/0262
2022 Refused
3 Christ Church Square, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2NA
Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension and rear dormer extension
11/22/0421
2022 Refused
3 Christ Church Square, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2NA
Householder: Erection of single storey rear extension and rear dormer extension
11/22/0421
2021 Approved
43 Manchester Road Accrington BB5 2BW
Works to TPO trees: Removal of branches of various trees adjacent to 43 Manchester Road u…
11/21/0395
2019 Approved
Rocklea 21 Manchester Road Accrington BB5 2BQ
Full: Formation of vehicular crossing
11/19/0176
2019 Approved
Rocklea 21 Manchester Road Accrington BB5 2BQ
Full: Formation of vehicular crossing
11/19/0176
2018 Refused
58 Manchester Road Accrington Lancs BB5 2BN
Householder: Erection of single-storey rear extension
11/18/0320
2018 Refused
58 Manchester Road Accrington Lancs BB5 2BN
Householder: Erection of single-storey rear extension
11/18/0320
2018 Approved
56 Manchester Road Accrington
Prior Approval: Change of use from office use (Class B1(a)) to a dwelling house (Class C3)
11/18/0153
2018 Approved
56 Manchester Road Accrington
Prior Approval: Change of use from office use (Class B1(a)) to a dwelling house (Class C3)
11/18/0153
2018 Approved
58 Manchester Road Accrington
Prior Approval: Change of use from office use (Class B1(a)) to a dwelling house (Class C3)
11/18/0056
2018 Approved
58 Manchester Road Accrington
Prior Approval: Change of use from office use (Class B1(a)) to a dwelling house (Class C3)
11/18/0056
2017 Approved
Accrington Fire Station Manchester Road Accrington
Non-material amendment of 11/16/0065
11/17/0361
2017 Approved
Accrington Fire Station Manchester Road Accrington
Non-material amendment of 11/16/0065
11/17/0361
2017 Withdrawn
Former Accrington Fire Station Manchester Road Accrington
Listed Building Consent: Proposed enlargement to rear elevation opening and reinstatement…
11/17/0167
2017 Withdrawn
Former Accrington Fire Station Manchester Road Accrington
Listed Building Consent: Proposed enlargement to rear elevation opening and reinstatement…
11/17/0167
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings