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168 Bold Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6SR

Granted Hyndburn 11/26/0118 Certificate Lawful Use - Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use Existing: Change of use from dwellinghouse to small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)

As published by the council, reference 11/26/0118

Application record

Reference
11/26/0118
Type
Certificate Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Granted As published: Decided: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
Decision
Granted As published: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS
Received
24 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Postcode
BB5 6SR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Received by Hyndburn

  2. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: APPROVED NO CONDITIONS

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Hyndburn granted permission on 13 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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