Blackburn with Darwen planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, updated daily. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council received 205 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 38 days.
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Recent applications in Blackburn with Darwen
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Former Perspex International Orchard Mill Duckworth Street Darwen BB3 1AT
Hybrid retail scheme in Darwen: one full unit plus outline up to 2,900 sqm. Full consent covers a new retail unit with servicing, parking, plant enclosure and external display, while the outline element fixes access only. Groundworks, steel framing, sprinkler tanks, condenser plant and hard…
GroundworksStructural frameDrainage
Land to the rear of former St Marys, Main Building Shear Brow Blackburn BB1 8FR
4G pitch and floodlighting scheme, Blackburn, retrospective full application. Redevelops former St Marys playing fields with new 4G football pitches, floodlight columns and extra car parking, already built. Drainage, sub-base groundworks, hardstanding and floodlight electrics suit regional…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Land adjacent to Spring Gardens Darwen
Condition variation on a seven-dwelling scheme, Darwen. Amends approved drawings to reduce dwelling size and change materials on the consented three-storey houses. The parent scheme remains live; material suppliers should track finalized specifications as the variation settles what will actually be…
Land adjacent to 14 Pole Lane Darwen BB3 3LD
Single self-build bungalow, Darwen, full application stage. One detached bungalow with drive and boundary walling beside 14 Pole Lane, Darwen, at full application. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage suit local trades, with drive paving and walling as separate hard landscaping lots.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Higher Whitehalgh Farm Stockclough Lane Blackburn BB2 5JR
Single-dwelling agricultural barn conversion, Blackburn, at full application. Converts an existing farm barn at Higher Whitehalgh into a single home with minor external alterations. Fit-out, insulation, joinery and glazing packages are the live work for local specialists, with drainage and M&E…
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Ground Floor, 1 Cheltenham Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen
Mixed-use conversion with four bedsits and shopfront, Blackburn, full application. Ground-floor beauty salon and barbershop plus four residential bedsits, with new shopfront and roller shutter. Shopfitting, wet-room plumbing, electrical rewiring and glazing packages suit local fit-out…
Fit-outGlazingM&E
HIGHER WHITEHALGH FARM Stockclough Lane, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 5JR
Listed barn conversion to one dwelling, Blackburn. Converts a former farm barn and demolishes outbuildings under listed building consent, with minor external works. Masonry repointing, joinery, roofing and M&E fit-out are the packages for local specialists.
DemolitionBrickworkRoofing
MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS LTD Livesey Branch Road, Livesey, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 4LQ
Drive-thru reconfiguration and small extension, Blackburn, at full application stage. Reworks lanes, kerbs and bays for side-by-side ordering, replaces the booth and adds two order displays under a canopy. Surfacing, kerbing, brickwork and steel canopy work suit local groundworkers and hard…
Hard landscapingGroundworksBrickwork
Mcdonald's, MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS LTD Burnley Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB1 3HR
Single-storey drive-thru extension and shopfront refurbishment, Blackburn. Adds a new extension for replacement booth accommodation and reconfigures elevations, entrance and fenestration at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, M&E and glazing packages suit fast-food specialists, with…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
16 Bank Street, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 3HE
Residential conversion creating four flats from one dwelling, Darwen. Changes a single house to four self-contained units with a lightwell at full application stage. Partitioning, fit-out, rewiring, drainage splits and fire compartmentation drive the value for M&E and structural specialists.
Fit-outM&EStructural repair
Stanley Street Mill Stanley Street Blackburn BB1 3BW
Attached storage unit extension to Stanley Street Mill, Blackburn. Erects a new storage unit joined to an existing mill building at full application stage. Groundworks, steel framing, cladding and roof sheeting are the packages open to local subcontractors and material suppliers.
GroundworksSteelBrickwork
Land at Moorside Farm, Weasel Lane, Tockholes BB3 0NJ
Agricultural land converting to equine use with stables and tack room, Tockholes. Adds new stabling buildings and hardstanding to a farm site at full application stage. Ground preparation, post-and-rail fencing, concrete hardstanding and stable block construction drive the commercial packages.
GroundworksHard landscapingStructural frame
Land at Old Russia Farm & Land off Bolton Road Edgworth
Agricultural access alteration and reservoir maintenance tracks, Edgworth. Upgrades an existing farm access and creates new tracks for agricultural use and reservoir maintenance at full application stage (retrospective). Groundworks and hard landscaping dominate; the reservoir maintenance driver…
GroundworksHard landscaping
192 Montague Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 1ED
Basement flat conversion, Blackburn: one self-contained apartment, full application. Converts an existing basement at 192 Montague Street into one self-contained home, at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, basement insulation and joinery packages suit small local trades.
Fit-outM&EInsulation
Birchfield Residential Care Home Limited, 9A - 11 Gorse Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 6LY
External lift enclosure to care home, Blackburn, full application. Adds a rear-elevation lift shaft to an existing residential care home at full application stage. Steel framing, brickwork enclosure and lift installation M&E are the packages for local subcontractors.
GroundworksSteelBrickwork
Planning appeals in Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, raw rate
22.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.1 percentage points below expected. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
167 appeals counted, 154 judged either way (34 allowed, 120 dismissed), 13 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder (HAS) | 23.1% | 35.6% | 69 | 65 | 15 |
| Planning Appeal | 24.1% | 28.8% | 59 | 58 | 14 |
| Enforcement Notice | 6.3% | 13.5% | 18 | 16 | 1 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | None judged | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Shared ownership2 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder97% (63 decided)
- other97% (59 decided)
- residential77% (13 decided)
- commercial91% (11 decided)
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