Lower Whitehalgh Farm Stockclough Lane Blackburn BB2 5JR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from an agricultural barn to four dwellings (C3) with associated building works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £408,500 in December 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwellinghouses
- Postcode
- BB2 5JR
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Given
- Decision date
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kylah Louch
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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