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

10/25/1243 - Variation of Legal Agreement/S106 Pending Consideration

Proposal

Variation to S106 Agreement dated 2nd March 2023 pursant 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 vary Schedule Two 2.1 to allow payment prior to commencement of development of Phase 2 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 24 Nov 2025
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Validated
25 Nov 2025
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Committee
18 Dec 2025
Decision
Expected by 20 Jan 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Jan 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 18 Dec 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

  • Officers advised approving the agreement change because phasing makes payment before Phase 2 reasonable and highways supported it.
  • Ward councillors were consulted and no comments were received.
  • The committee approved the variation subject to the highlighted conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed agreement change, officers’ assessment, consultation and the committee’s decision.

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

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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 of Legal Agreement/S106
Postcode
BB3 0RP
Received
week of 24 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Ward
Darwen East
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Jan 2026
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Jan 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