Planning application
73 Abbey Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1EH
Works: Extension Demolition
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 existing property (Class C3) to form a Class C2 care home (containing 7 bedroom), with a new two-storey rear extension following the demolition of deteriorated unstable rear element
As published by the council, reference 11/26/0058
Application record
- Reference
- 11/26/0058
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Assessment
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Postcode
- BB5 1EH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 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 7 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
28 documents on file for this application
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