56 Bank Hey Lane South, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB1 5RQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of land to rear to be incorporated within the residential curtilage (Use Class C3), erection of single-storey rear extension and erection of detached outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 87.
Going to planning committee
Thursday 15 October, 6.30pm
Planning and Highways Committee
Meeting Room A, Blackburn Town Hall
Item 13 on the agenda
Officers recommend approval
The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.
Source: Blackburn's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 87, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Blackburn are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
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
8 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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