SUEZ Lower Eccleshill Road Darwen BB3 0RP Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/0914 - Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition Nos 3 'external materials', 4 'boundary treatments', 5 'desk study', 14 'DCEMP', 15 'EV charging points', 16 'drainage scheme', 18 'diversion of drainage ditch', 20 'arboricultural method statement', 21 'landscaping scheme', 22 'biodiversity enhancement strategy', 24 'Landscape & Ecological Management Plan', 25 'Ecology design strategy', 26 'invasive plant species survey' and 30 'archaeological investigation' pursuant to planning application 'Demolition of existing waste management operations, relocation of the waste transfer station and materials recycling facility and erection of anaerobic digestion facility' - to allow development to commence within Phase 1, prior to the discharge of the remaining conditions Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 1 Sept 2025
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Validated
3 Sept 2025
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Committee
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
21 Nov 2025

Approved on 21 Nov 2025 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 20 Nov 2025.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because Phase 1 works could lawfully commence without significant impacts, with conditions and a financial contribution.
  • Public Protection raised no objection and no public comments were received.
  • The committee approved the application subject to the report and update conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed amendment, site and history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 20 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Darwen built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

Checked on 26 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
Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment
Postcode
BB3 0RP
Received
week of 1 Sept 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2025
Ward
Darwen East
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2025
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
21 Nov 2025
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Committee
20 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2025
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