TREETOPS Turncroft Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 2BW Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0658 - Application to undertake works to protected trees Approved

Proposal

T1 (silver birch) - 30% crown reduction G1 (maple & ash) - 30 % crown reduction Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Recorded mine shaft about 38 m from the postcode pin
Reference 369421-006. Building over or close to a mine entry should be avoided, even once it is capped.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Darwen built-up area; Priority habitat about 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Postcode
BB3 2BW
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
GRANT
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, about the council's usual 11 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
103decided 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
11 Sept 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