7 Jacob Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1HU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full: Proposed Change of Use from Industrial E(g) to Training and Education F1(a) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.
Documents 20
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 6
Show all 4 with distances
- 31 m9 and 11 Black Abbey Street (including 1 Jacob Street) and associated boundary walls and setted accessGrade II
- 42 mBarn at 1 and 3 Black Abbey Street and unnumbered barn adjoining the yard behind the former Red Lion innGrade II
- 53 mFormer Red Lion inn (104 Abbey Street), including 106 Abbey StreetGrade II
- 122 mMagistrates Courts Police StationGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 63, past the statutory target. 89% of changes of use in Hyndburn are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hyndburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Hyndburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 7 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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