A significant proportion of the Council’s annual budget is spent on buying in works, goods and services, ranging from stationary supplies to major construction work. The next pages are intended to
More infoHyndburn Brownfield Register
The Government has introduced statutory Brownfield Registers via the Housing and Planning Act 2016, and The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017. The purpose of a Brownfield
More infoMobile Phone Masts
The Council was previously supplied with a list of existing and proposed mobile phone masts each year. However the Mobile Operators Association Code of Practice has changed and we are no
More info5 Year Housing Land Supply
In line with Government priorities to help boost the supply of housing, the Council is required to identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide
More infoWind Turbine Applications
In addition to the usual constraints on development, wind turbine applications can become progressively harder to approve as they potentially interfere with Air Traffic Control radar (military or civilian) or other infrastructure. The approval of...
More infoFlood Zones and SuDS in Hyndburn
Flood risk is an issue that you need to consider if you are planning a new development, or even a change of use. Following the launch of the National Planning
More infoPlanning Obligations (Section 106 Agreements)
Planning obligations (or s106 agreements and Section 52 Agreements) are individual legal agreements negotiated between the Council and developers. Obligations can also be secured through unilateral undertakings by developers. They
More infoPersonal Searches in Planning
Individual Search Requests must be made using questions from the Law Society’s CON 29 Enquiry Form. You can view a copy of the form by following the link to the Law
More infoHelp with Planning Application Searches
You can view applications or check if an application has been made or registered in the following ways: Please follow this link to the current (temporary) search procedure. You can
More infoAgricultural or Equestrian Developments
In September 2010 the Council adopted a revised Validation Checklist for Submission of Planning Applications/Prior Approvals. For applications involving Agricultural or Equestrian Developments the requirement (L33) refers to the fee which must be...
More infoDesign and Access Statement
Design and Access statements(DAS) are needed for some applications and the situations requiring a DAS were reduced in April 2010 The design and access statement should describe both the design principles and concepts
More infoCoal Mining Legacy in Hyndburn
There are many old coal workings around Hyndburn, with the possibility that development may disturb old mine workings, leading to subsidence or damage to buildings or their occupants. Coalfields are
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