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27 - 29 Gillies Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6RR

Awaiting decision Hyndburn 11/26/0379 Full Planning Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Full: Change of use from warehouse/storage to house in multiple occupation (HMO)

As published by the council, reference 11/26/0379

Application record

Reference
11/26/0379
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
REGISTERED: Under Consultation
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Postcode
BB5 6RR

Comment by 9 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Hyndburn through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Hyndburn

  2. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 October 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

12 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 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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