Planning application
Clifton Mill, Pickup Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0EY
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Major Full: Extension to the existing office building to provide additional office space, formation of new access road into Clifton Mill and construction of new business units on under-used parking land
As published by the council, reference 11/26/0050
Application record
- Reference
- 11/26/0050
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Assessment
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Postcode
- BB5 0EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 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 21 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
37 documents on file for this application
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