Planning application
6 - 8 Church Street, Church, Lancashire, BB5 4LF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full: Proposed change of use from a former doctor's surgery to a children's nursery.
As published by the council, reference 11/26/0284
Application record
- Reference
- 11/26/0284
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- REGISTERED
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- BB5 4LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Hyndburn
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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
9 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hyndburn for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hyndburn decided full applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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