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

This site has had 4 applications since 2025.

• 11/26/0421 Awaiting decision

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

  Variation of Condition: 2 (approved plans) attached to full planning permission reference 11/23/0364 to alter the internal layout; and omit the external walkway and lift extensions

  Submitted 29 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 11/25/0502 Withdrawn

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

  Non-material Amendment: Of full planning permission reference 11/23/0364 to allow reduction in number of apartments and relocation of café

  Submitted 16 Dec 2025 Full applications
• 11/25/0500 Withdrawn

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

  Listed Building Consent: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to listed building consent reference 11/24/0026 to allow reduction in number of apartments and relocation of café

  Submitted 16 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 7 Jul 2026

   Received by Hyndburn

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Status changed to REGISTERED: Under Assessment

   Previously REGISTERED: Under Consultation.

4. 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.

This application is with Hyndburn for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hyndburn decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Accrington Magistrates Courts, Manchester Road, Accrington, Lancashire

  11/26/0143 Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions: Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) and Condition 4 (Archaeological building recording)

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• Former Law Courts and Police Station, Manchester Road, Accrington, BB5 2BH

  11/26/0421 Submitted 29 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

  Variation of Condition: 2 (approved plans) attached to full planning permission reference 11/23/0364 to alter the internal layout; and omit the external walkway and lift extensions

  Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 8 docs

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

  11/26/0219 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug

  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)

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 46 docs
  Major scheme

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

  11/26/0394 Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

  Discharge of Condition: 10 (parquet flooring) attached to listed building consent reference 11/24/0026

  Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

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

  11/26/0199 Submitted 15 May 2026 50 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jul

  Discharge of Conditions: 5 (coal investigations) and 22 (windows and doors) attached to full planning permission reference 11/23/0364

  Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 20 docs

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

  11/26/0181 Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun

  Discharge of Condition: 7 (windows and doors) attached to listed building consent reference 11/24/0026

  Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 14 docs

• 11/26/0436 Awaiting decision

  Land off Petre Road, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5JB

  Discharge of conditions: Discharge of condition 2 (Landscape scheme), 5 (Noise Impact Assessment), 7 (a)-(d) (Site Investigation/Ground Investigation, Preliminary Risk Assessment, Remediation Strategy and Verification Plan, 9 (Site Access Scheme), 12 (Surface Water Drainage), 20 (Invasive Non-Native Species Protocol), 21 (Biodiversity Method Statement and Mitigation Plan) and 23 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 11/26/0439 Awaiting decision

  Martholme Farm, Martholme Lane, Great Harwood, Lancashire, BB6 7UJ

  Discharge of Condition: Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Method Statement), 5 (Surface Water Disposal), 6 (Natural England Bat Mitigation), 7 (Supervised Ecological Works), 8 (Sparrow and Bat Box details), and 10 (Lighting details) pursuant to planning permission 11/25/0166.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 11/26/0401 Granted

  Clayton Triangle, Off Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 5JA

  Discharge of Conditions: 31 (Ecological Statement of Good Practice) pursuant to planning permission reference 11/22/0047

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 11/26/0440 Awaiting decision

  Land to the North East Side of Burnley Road, Altham, Accrington, BB5 5UB

  Discharge of Conditions: 2 (boundary treatment, lighting, drainage, landscaping and highway works) and 3 (landscape maintenance) attached to full planning permission reference 11/25/0175

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 11/26/0404 Granted

  4 Barnfield Way, Altham Business Park, Altham, Lancashire, BB5 5YT

  Discharge of Conditions: 8 (Drainage Scheme) pursuant to planning permission reference 11/23/0330

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions