Highfield Preston New Road Mellor Brook Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7PU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey infill front extension, single storey rear extension and 3m high rear garden retaining wall. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from South Ribble's recent extensions.
Documents 8
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 5
Last sold for £600,000 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Ribble
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Postcode
- BB2 7PU
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Samlesbury and Walton
- Parish
- Samlesbury Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Schedule 1
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- IDC Home Architects Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 18 of the 56-day target. South Ribble usually decides extensions by day 51.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Ribble in the last twelve months, from validation. South Ribble decision record →
Public comments
75% support · above the UK average of 16%
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PLP-00008234
- Neighbours
- 29 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 29 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
South Ribble is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #79 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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