Land adjacent to Spring Gardens, Darwen Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of 7no, four storey dwellinghouses Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved in the week of 16 Mar 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 19 Mar 2026.
Approved
- Officers advised approval because the homes would redevelop a brownfield urban site and satisfy planning, technical and policy requirements, subject to conditions.
- Objectors raised concerns about parking, footpath access, security, protected trees, construction disruption, traffic and accessibility.
- The committee granted permission subject to the report’s conditions, including the standard Biodiversity Net Gain condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 19 Mar 2026.
Documents 52
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 30
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 5
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Received
- week of 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Darwen West
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- week of 16 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bloom Architects Limited
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 19 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Mar 2026
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