St Barnabas & St Pauls School Oakenhurst Rd Blackburn BB2 1SN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of vacant land to provide additional playground area together with the installation of new fencing & pedestrian & vehicular gates, 2.4m high Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 19 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the playground would benefit the school without unacceptable effects on neighbours or visual amenity.
- No comments or objections were received from consultees or surrounding properties.
- The committee granted permission subject to the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 19 Mar 2026.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- BB2 1SN
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Wensley Fold
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 46 days from validation, 9 days faster than Blackburn's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 19 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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