Plot 4 Land off Millbank Road/Greenbank Terrace Lower Darwen Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 10/26/0398
Admin / procedural
Council
Blackburn 7.2/10
Date received
27 Apr 2026
Date validated
27 Apr 2026
Postcode
BB3 0FF

Description

Discharge Condition No 7 "revised validation statement" pursuant to planning application 10/26/0177 Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Nearby new applications

23 Jun 2026Pending

Junction 5 of the M65 South-West Blackburn

Proposed junction improvement works, comprising additional approach lanes to the...

10/26/0562
15 May 2026Pending

Land at Greenbank Terrace and Milking Lane Milking Lane Lower Darwen BB3 0RN

Proposed temporary stoned car park

10/26/0460

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Unit 2B, Millbank Business Park Millbank Road Lower Darwen BB3 0FF
Installation of mezzanine first floor offices, addition of 3 no new windows, roof mounted…
10/23/0409
2018 Approved
Unit 1 & 2 Axis Park (Former) Greenbank Terrace Darwen BB3 0RN
Demolition of 2 vacant office buildings
10/18/0911
Blackburn
Planning Authority Score
7.2/10
Good
#55 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Blackburn decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #7 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #10 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #90 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #147 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
56 decided
519
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings