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5 College Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1TD

11/26/0385HouseholderRefused

Refused on 21 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Householder: Erection of part single part double storey rear extension

Submitted
3 September 2026
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.24 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 5 College Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1TD. Hyndburn has handled 841 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days. 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 scale, mass and proximity, would result in a loss of light and have an enclosing and overbearing impact on the adjoining property at Number 3 College Street. This would be detrimental to the residential amenity of the neighbouring occupants and would be contrary to Policy SP20 of the Hyndburn 2040 Local Plan (Strategic Policies and Site Allocations), Policy DM29 of the Hyndburn Development Management Development Plan Document and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BB5 1TD
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2026
Consultation expiry
24 September 2026
Consultation start
3 September 2026
Consultation end
24 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 September 2026
Application expires
21 October 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Rosie Maguire
Statutory period
48 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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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.

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