Planning application
Land to the South of Roe Greave Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3QQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full: Change of use of land to form a 4-pitch gypsy and traveller family site with 3 day rooms and an access from the existing access point onto Roe Greave Road (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 11/26/0042
Application record
- Reference
- 11/26/0042
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Assessment
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Postcode
- BB5 3QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Hyndburn
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hyndburn took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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