Land to the rear of 20 Sunnyhurst Lane Darwen BB3 1JN Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0501 - Full Planning Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Removal of existing asbestos garage and replacement with prefabricated concrete garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Officer Report · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Existing and Proposed Plans Plan · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plan View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form - Redacted · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Local nature reserve about 81 m away: Sunnyhurst Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden about 81 m away: Sunnyhurst Woods
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 409 m away: West Pennine Moors SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Darwen built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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29 Jun 2026Approved

68 Sunnyhurst Lane, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 1JT

Erection of single-storey rear extension

10/26/0595

Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
BB3 1JN
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 4 days faster than Blackburn's median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 98% of demolitions here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
9%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
1 Moorland Avenue Darwen BB3 1JP
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10/23/0520
2023 Approved
1 Lightbown Cottages Darwen BB3 1JL
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10/23/0712
2022 Approved
Lightbown Cottage Home Trust Owlett Hall Road Darwen BB3 1JL
T53 - Remove branches up to a height of 5 metres including the limb, which extends over t…
10/22/0997
2021 Approved
27 Sunnyhurst Lane Darwen BB3 1JN
Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and conservatory to rear and construction…
10/21/1295
2021 Approved
1 Lightbown Cottages Darwen BB3 1JL
T15 Sycamore - Fell and replace
10/21/0584
2019 Approved
1 Lightbown Cottages Darwen BB3 1JL
Works as detailed in Schedule.
10/19/0553
2019 Decided
1 Lightbown Cottages Darwen BB3 1JL
As detailed on Attached Schedule
10/19/0485
2019 Approved
Land off Sunnyhurst Lane Darwen BB3 1JX
Reinstatement of footbridge and land level changes associated with below-ground manifold
10/19/0308
2018 Approved
Land to the North of Earnsdale Reservoir Off Sunnyhurst Lane Darwen BB3 1JX
Construction of outfall for site drainage and reprofiling of Sunnyhurst Brook
10/18/1142
2018 Approved
Earnsdale Service Reservoir Off Sunnyhurst lane Darwen
Works to include stabilisation/reconstruction of the retaining embankment at Earnsdale SR…
10/18/0776
2018 Approved
25 Earnsdale Avenue Darwen BB3 1JW
Single storey rear extension. Extends 5.8m from rear wall of the dwelling. Max height: 4m…
10/18/0677
2017 Approved
21 Earnsdale Avenue DARWEN BB3 1JW
Proposed single storey front extension
10/17/0930
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings