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1-9 Straits, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3LU

11/24/0394Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Full: Change of Use of Building From Commercial to Residential (One Dwelling House) (No External Changes to Existing Property); Excavation to the Rear of Site to Change Ground Level (Partly Retrospective); and Erection of Retaining Boundary Walls (Partly Retrospective); Proposed Vehicle Gate

Received
4 December 2024
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.16 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 1-9 Straits, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3LU. Hyndburn has handled 841 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Straits conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,175 applications in total for the BB5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
BB5 3LU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2024
Consultation expiry
16 May 2025
Consultation start
4 December 2024
Consultation end
16 May 2025

Planning decision

Case officer
Aqib Saghir

Publicity

Site notice start
4 December 2024

Additional information

Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Straits
  • Listed building: Grade II: Oswaldtwistle ClubOn or next to this site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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