Samlesbury Enterprise Zone Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7FT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Enterprise Zone (Samlesbury) Local Development Order No 2 (2014) (LDO): Prior Notification of Development for erection of 2 & 3 storey innovation hub (Use classes Eg(i), (ii) and (iii)), with associated infrastructure, landscaping and access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 28
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 16
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 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
- South Ribble
- Application type
- Local Development Order
- Postcode
- BB2 7FT
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Samlesbury and Walton
- Parish
- Samlesbury Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 May 2026
- Decision
- Permitted Development
- Decision date
- 13 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Make NW Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 15 days from validation, 29 days faster than South Ribble's median of 44 for commercial premises. Approved, as 97% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by South Ribble in the last twelve months, from validation. South Ribble decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 6 May 2026
- Comments by
- 28 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
South Ribble is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #79 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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