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44 Higher Antley Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0SN

11/26/0113Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 12 May 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Single storey rear extension and change of use from dwelling (C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) containing 7 bedrooms (Sui Generis)

Received
19 March 2026
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 44 Higher Antley Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0SN. Hyndburn has handled 841 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Hyndburn's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 location and distance from the boundary of defined town centres, fails to comply with Core Strategy Policy H1, Policy ATC7 of the AAAP, Policy SP11 of the emerging Local Plan 2040, and Policy 1 of the Hyndburn Residential Conversion & Houses in Multiple Occupation SPG.
  2. The proposed development would result in a cramped and poor standard of residential accommodation that would be harmful to the living conditions of future occupants. The proposed development conflicts with Policy Env7 of the Hyndburn Core Strategy, policies DM16 and DM29 of the Hyndburn Development Management Development Plan

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB5 0SN
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026
Consultation expiry
14 April 2026
Consultation start
19 March 2026
Consultation end
14 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Marcus Shingler

Publicity

Site notice start
24 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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