Former Law Courts and Police Headquarters, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH

11/26/0199Discharge of ConditionsAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

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Proposal

Discharge of Conditions: 5 (coal investigations) and 22 (windows and doors) attached to full planning permission reference 11/23/0364

Received: 15 May 2026
Council: Hyndburn Borough Council

ReceivedReceived15 May
ValidatedValidated15 May
Consult.Consultation5 Jun
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Former Law Courts and Police Headquarters, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH. Hyndburn has handled 171 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Christ Church conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,175 applications in total for the BB5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: BB5 2BH
Application type: Discharge of Conditions
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 May 2026
Consultation expiry: 5 June 2026
Consultation start: 15 May 2026
Consultation end: 5 June 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Joshua Parkinson

Publicity

Site notice start: 15 May 2026

Additional information

Documents: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Christ Church
Listed building: Grade II: Magistrates Courts Police StationOn this site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: Chapel Street garage site, Abbey Street, AccringtonRegister site at or near this address

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 (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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