Shadsworth Leisure Centre Shadsworth Road Blackburn BB1 2HT Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/1149 - Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition No.1 (Temporary Time Period), pursuant to the development of temporary pod accommodation (10 sleeper & 2 dining pods) () to extend the date for the temporary structure from 01/04/2026 to 31/10/2028 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 27 Oct 2025
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Validated
31 Oct 2025
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Committee
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 18 Dec 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension was acceptable in principle, visually, technically, and subject to conditions.
  • Public Protection, Highways and ward councillors raised no objections, and no public responses had been received.
  • The committee approved the application subject to the conditions highlighted in the Director’s Report.
Read how the committee decided The proposed extension, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 18 Dec 2025.

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions variation sought for 1

    • VariationVariation of Condition No.1 (Temporary Time Period), pursuant to the development of temporary…This application10/25/1149

Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve about 61 m away: Arran Trail
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with 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. 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
Blackburn
Application type
Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment
Postcode
BB1 2HT
Received
week of 27 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Blackburn South East
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Dec 2025
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Committee
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
26 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