Land at Old Russia Farm & Land off Bolton Road Edgworth Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0841 - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Alteration of an existing agricultural access off Bolton Road and the creation of access tracks for agricultural use and to provide vehicular access to Quarlton Vale Reservoir for maintenance purposes (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Blackburn's recent full applications.

Site constraints 8

Edgworth and Turton Bottoms conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt about 9 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Inside the Edgworth built-up area; 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 8 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
Full Planning Application
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
West Pennine
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gary Hoerty Associates

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Blackburn usually decides full applications by day 55.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
8%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
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