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Church Bridge Works, Mill Street, Church, BB5 4EL

Awaiting decision Hyndburn 11/26/0301 Full Planning Application

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Proposal

Full: Change of use of existing building to a flexible use (under Class V, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the GPDO) to a function venue (sui generis) and/or gym or children's nursery (Use Classes E (d) and (f))

As published by the council, reference 11/26/0301

Application record

Reference
11/26/0301
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Pending As published: REGISTERED: Under Assessment
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Postcode
BB5 4EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hyndburn register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 11/25/0167 Withdrawn

    Church Bridge Works, Mill Street, Church, BB5 4EL

    Change of use of existing building (Use Class E (c) (iii) ) to private hire function hall (Use Class F2)

    Submitted 1 May 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by Hyndburn

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

    Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.

  4. 22 Sep 2026

    Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

    Previously REGISTERED.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 September 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

20 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 decided full applications in a median of 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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