Kaleidoscope Youth Centre Lindisfarne Avenue Blackburn BB2 1DH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of single storey buildings previously used as a youth centre Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 20 Aug 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised granting prior approval because the demolition method and mitigation were acceptable.
- Consulted bodies raised no objection, and no public comments were received.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions, amending the permitted working hours.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 20 Aug 2026.
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Demolition
- Postcode
- BB2 1DH
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Blackburn South East
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Given
- Decision date
- 21 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
How this decision compares
Decided in 205 days from validation, 153 days slower than Blackburn's median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 100% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Blackburn is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #90 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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