New Plan-Making System

Anne Shorland, 29 June 2026

The government requires the Council to enter the new plan making process by 30 June 2026 to respond to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and in accordance with the transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) [...] Read more

Biodiversity Net Gain

Nawal Gulbahar, 9 March 2026

Biodiversity Net Gain Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a mandatory requirement in England, under the Environment Act 2021, ensuring development projects leave the natural environment in a better state than […]

Contacting Planning and Building Control

hbcadmin, 7 June 2017

If you are an agent or applicant without an agent, you will have been given a direct telephone number and e-mail for the planning officer or building control officer dealing […]

Hyndburn Brownfield Register

Thomas Jackson, 6 February 2017

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 […]

Wind Turbine Applications

hbcadmin, 6 February 2017

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 […]

Self-Build Register

hbcadmin, 3 February 2017

The Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 places a duty on councils to keep (and publish) a register of individuals and community groups (associations of individuals) locally who want to […]

Church and Oswaldtwistle Gateway SPD

hbcadmin, 3 February 2017

The Church Oswaldtwistle Gateway Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) is a planning guide adopted in December 2006 to help stimulate regeneration of an area based around historic canalside buildings at the Blackburn […]