5a&5b Hole I'th Wall Units East Park Road Blackburn BB1 8DW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a general office to a taxi booking office with no public access (sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- BB1 8DW
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Shear Brow & Corporation Park
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 155 days from validation, 99 days slower than Blackburn's median of 56 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
- 15 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
21 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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