Land at Horrobin Farm Horrobin Lane Turton Bolton BL7 0FW Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Erection of a single storey, self build, high sustainability dwelling (designed to achieve Passivhaus standard) with integral garage, including associated land modelling / reconfiguration, garden curtilage, parking, stable block [in an alternative... Data via plota.co.uk
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Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 20 Nov 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because personal needs, design, sustainability and wider benefits clearly outweighed Green Belt harm.
- The committee approved the application subject to conditions and an amended agreement requiring the applicant to occupy the dwelling indefinitely.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 20 Nov 2025.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 26 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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Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.