1 Lock Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3EE Data via plota.co.uk

11/26/0292 - Full Planning Application REGISTERED: Under Assessment

Proposal

Full: Restoration and alteration work to the existing first floor apartment and alterations to ground floor area to create new apartment (change of use). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 10:59

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Application progress

✓

Received

14 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Hyndburn's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 12

Site constraints 5

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.

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Rhyddings 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 ↗

Local nature reserve 207 m away: Foxhill Bank

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Oswaldtwistle built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £175,000 in January 2025. Other property, leasehold.

7 January 2025£175,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Hyndburn
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: BB5 3EE
Received: 14 Aug 2026
Validated: 14 Aug 2026
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 56, past Hyndburn's usual 55 days for changes of use. 89% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Nov 2026.

predicted

Day 560 days to the 56-day target

59%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hyndburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Hyndburn decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 14 Aug 2026
Comments by: 8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

1 Mount Pleasant Street Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EN

Full:Change of Use from shop and flat to H.M.O for 6 No. bedrooms plus shop. (Resubmissio…

11/18/0242 30 Jul 2018

2018 Approved

1 Mount Pleasant Street Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EN

Full:Change of Use from shop and flat to H.M.O for 6 No. bedrooms plus shop. (Resubmissio…

11/18/0242 30 Jul 2018

2017 Refused

169 Union Road/1 Mount Pleasant Street Oswaldtwistle

Full: Proposed change of use to form 6 bed HMO and retention of ground floor retail unit

11/17/0374 18 Jan 2018

2017 Refused

169 Union Road/1 Mount Pleasant Street Oswaldtwistle

Full: Proposed change of use to form 6 bed HMO and retention of ground floor retail unit

11/17/0374 18 Jan 2018

Hyndburn

Planning Authority Score

2.4/10

Poor

#257 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

1 Lock Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3EE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 1