Planning application
Land to the South of Roe Greave Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3QQ
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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
- Pending As published: REGISTERED
- 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 52 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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About full applications
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