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Unit 4b, Cornhill, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1EX

11/26/0043Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 30 April 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Full: Change of use from first floor storage use to self-contained apartment with insertion of 2 no. windows to front elevation

Received
10 March 2026
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 4b, Cornhill, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1EX. Hyndburn has handled 841 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,175 applications in total for the BB5 postcode area.

80% of full applications at Hyndburn Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by virtue of its design and layout, would fail to provide acceptable levels of outlook and natural light, resulting in a poor standard of accommodation for future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies DM10 and DM29 of the Hyndburn Development Management DPD, Policy Env7 of the Core Strategy, Policies SP10 and SP20 of the emerging Hyndburn Local Plan 2040, and paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB5 1EX
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
1 April 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Consultation end
1 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Marcus Shingler

Publicity

Site notice start
11 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

Source: Hyndburn

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