Land To East Buncer Lane Buncer Lane Blackburn BB2 6SE Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/1257 - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Construction of self build 4 bedroom dormer bungalow (Use Class C3) with porous drive and associated timber fencing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
16 Jan 2026
✓
Committee
28 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 May 2026
Appeal
Appeal Lodged

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 261.

Planning committee

Deferred by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 28 May 2026.

Deferred

  • Officers advised approval because the home would redevelop an urban brownfield site and meet planning requirements, subject to conditions.
  • The committee deferred the application to consider landownership, solicitors’ responses and drainage issues raised by the Action Group.
Read how the committee decided The proposed home, site history, officers’ assessment, objections and committee deferral.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 28 May 2026.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

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 21 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
BB2 6SE
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Billinge & Beardwood
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Briarcroft Projects

Decision outlook

Day 261, past the statutory target. 88% of extensions in Blackburn are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 261205 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
358decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
29 May 2026
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