Planning decisions in Hyndburn
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Hyndburn approved 82% of 2,135 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 82% approved (582 decided, ~51 days)
- Rear extension : 85% approved (332 decided, ~49 days)
- Change of use : 74% approved (255 decided, ~70 days)
- Tree work : 94% approved (181 decided, ~20 days)
- Side extension : 81% approved (142 decided, ~52 days)
- Demolition : 87% approved (114 decided, ~66 days)
- Loft conversion : 70% approved (94 decided, ~54 days)
- Two-storey extension : 75% approved (91 decided, ~56 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 87% approved (69 decided, ~57 days)
- New dwelling : 76% approved (67 decided, ~94 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 82% approved (67 decided, ~65 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 92% approved (52 decided, ~49 days)
- Porch : 72% approved (47 decided, ~51 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 90% approved (42 decided, ~53 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Hyndburn, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.