Gorse Farm Rock Lane Tockholes Darwen BB3 0LX Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/1245 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, creation of patio area with pergola and single storey porch extension to front Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 19 Oct 2026, 11:37

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Application progress

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Received

25 Nov 2025

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Validated

26 Nov 2025

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Approved

5 Jan 2026

Approved on 5 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

5 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: St Stephen's Old School in St Stephen's Churchyard, Grade II, 39 m away · 5 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 5 with distances

39 mSt Stephen's Old School in St Stephen's ChurchyardGrade II
40 mLychgate to St Stephen's ChurchyardGrade II
41 mSundial Circa 10 Metres West of St Stephen's Old School in St Stephen's ChurchyardGrade II
83 mChapels FarmhouseGrade II
111 mBarn Circa 30 Metres South West of Chapels FarmhouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Public footpath 30 m away; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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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Other new applications on this street

12 Oct 2026Pending

GORSE FARM Rock Lane, Tockholes, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 0LX

Non-material amendment pursuant to planning application 10/25/1245 "Single store...

10/26/0881

Nearby new applications

12 Oct 2026Pending

GORSE FARM Rock Lane, Tockholes, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 0LX

Non-material amendment pursuant to planning application 10/25/1245 "Single store...

10/26/0881

30 Sept 2026Approved

Kiln Bank Farm Weasel Lane, Tockholes, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen

Non material amendment pursuant to planning application 10/26/0124 'Demolish the...

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Important details

Council: Blackburn
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: BB3 0LX
Received: 25 Nov 2025
Validated: 26 Nov 2025
Ward: Darwen West
Parish: Blackburn
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Jan 2026
Decision: PERMITS
Decision date: 5 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Architectural Designworks Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 13 days faster than Blackburn's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 99% of extensions here are.

This one40d

Council53d

UK55d

70%decided within 8 weeks

99%approved

402decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 21 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn

Single storey rear extension with flat roof to existing two storey cottage

10/25/1222 19 Nov 2025

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