Clough Bottom Farm, Broad Oak Road, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 2DG Data via plota.co.uk

11/25/0443 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Full: Retrospective application for full planning permission for relocation of storage container and temporary siting of caravan on site to provide worker accommodation for dog and animal sanctuary (consented under planning permission ref.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Oct 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
11 Dec 2025

Approved on 11 Dec 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 37 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Building

Floor area180 m² (1,938 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 12)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hyndburn
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
BB5 2DG
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Case officer
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Decision
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
11 Dec 2025
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 18 days faster than Hyndburn's median of 55 for full applications. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Nov 2025
Comments by
25 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.