Willow Tree Day Nursery Adelaide House Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EX Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0674 - Application to undertake works to protected trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

5 Day notice - Elm removal Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

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Decision & officer reports 1

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Site constraints 7

Corporation Park conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Heritage at risk: Corporation Park Blackburn
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; Registered park or garden 156 m away: Corporation Park; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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

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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Postcode
BB2 6EX
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Wensley Fold
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
GRANT
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 8 days faster than Blackburn's median of 12 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
104decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Decided
Bank House 8 Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
Fell/Remove three mature Sycamore trees - T5, T6 and T7
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2023 Approved
8 Bank House Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
Remove single conifer tree
10/23/0368
2022 Approved
15 Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EX
Erection of first floor disabled bedroom extension with a single storey extension to rear…
10/22/0586
2020 Approved
Bank House 8 Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
Rear single storey extension, windows alteration, new roof lantern with associated intern…
10/20/1204
2020 Approved
Bank House 8 Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
Rear single storey extension, windows alteration, new roof lantern with associated intern…
10/20/1158
2021 Approved
5 Hope Terrace Blackburn BB2 6EY
Erection of single storey extension to rear
10/21/0873
2021 Approved
Bank House 8 Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
T1 - T3 Sycamore - Crown Raise secondary branches upto 5.2m T4 Cherry - Remove T5 Horse C…
10/21/0375
2021 Approved
7 Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EX
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1 Robins Nest Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
T9 Pine - Remove and Replace.
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2020 Approved
6 Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
Proposed removal of existing entrance porch and construction of a double storey extension…
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2017 Approved
23 Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EX
Two storey side and rear extension
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings