Land off Crown Street, Accrington, Lancashire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full: Construction of new staff car park Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Mar 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Hyndburn Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the car park reuses vacant brownfield land without harming amenity, visual quality or highway safety.
- Highways and United Utilities raised no objections, and members viewed the proposal as a visual improvement to a former scrap yard.
- Members voted to approve the officer recommendation and grant permission subject to the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Hyndburn's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 1
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How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, 15 days faster than Hyndburn's median of 53 for full applications. Approved, as 72% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 6 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Apr 2026
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.
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