Unit 10 Iron Business Park Blackburn BB2 3PZ Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 10/25/0795
Date received
week of 4 Aug 2025
Decision date
week of 13 Oct 2025
Postcode
BB2 3PZ

Description

Proposed change of use of existing warehouse (class B8) as an indoor sport facility with ancillary indoor caf? (class E(d)). Addition of new entrance and exit openings to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 16 Oct 2025.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because the use suited the mixed area and technical issues could be controlled by conditions.
  • Twelve properties were consulted, with no comments or objections received; highways and public protection issues were addressed.
  • The committee approved the application subject to the conditions in the directors’ report.
Read how the committee decided The proposed facility, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 16 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area.
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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Blackburn
Planning Authority Score
7.2/10
Good
#55 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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