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Former Law Courts and Police Headquarters, Manchester Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2BH

Awaiting decision Hyndburn 11/26/0219 Listed Building Consent

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent: Alterations and works to facilitate change of use and conversion of the former law courts and police station to a mixed-use development comprising a café, offices (including meeting and seminar facilities), retail space and 16 apartments (including residents' gym and associated storage areas)

As published by the council, reference 11/26/0219

Application record

Reference
11/26/0219
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Postcode
BB5 2BH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Received by Hyndburn

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 August 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

46 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Hyndburn for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hyndburn's median decision took 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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