Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road Blackburn BB1 8QA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of PV Solar Panels to existing Sports Hall roof Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 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, 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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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Solar Panels Non-domestic Buildings
- Postcode
- BB1 8QA
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Roe Lee
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Given
- Decision date
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, 5 days faster than Blackburn's median of 59 for commercial premises. Approved, as 93% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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.
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