MORRISON SUPERMARKET Railway Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB1 5AZ Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0761 - Prior Approval - Solar Panels Non-domestic Buildings Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed installation of 331 kw solar PV roof mounted system Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Blackburn's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 31 m away: Cathedral; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 September 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 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
Prior Approval - Solar Panels Non-domestic Buildings
Postcode
BB1 5AZ
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Blackburn Central
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Blackburn usually decides commercial premises by day 60.

Day 1248 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
46%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
19%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Nov 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.