40 Albert Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 3NB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed: Proposed change of use from dwelling house to supportive home environment for four vulnerable adults who require low-level support to assist with independent living (use class C3(b)). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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 2
Last sold for £65,000 in September 2021. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hyndburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Hyndburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 27 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
12 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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