Masjid E Vali Preston New Road Blackburn BB2 6PS Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/0913 - Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition No.2 'approved drawings' and removal of Condition No. 18 'construction details of Preston New Road site access' pursuant to planning application 'Demolition of School Building and Erection of New Place of Worship and Community Centre' - to regularise Preston New Road access, improvements to the Billinge End Road access, and modifications to the car parking arrangements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 15 Sept 2025
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Validated
18 Sept 2025
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Committee
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 18 Dec 2025.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because the amendments were acceptable and remained consistent with planning policy.
  • Highways raised no objection and no other consultation comments were received.
  • The committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 18 Dec 2025.

Site constraints 3

Revidge 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.
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Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment
Postcode
BB2 6PS
Received
week of 15 Sept 2025
Validated
18 Sept 2025
Ward
Billinge & Beardwood
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Archi-Structure Limited

Consultation & key dates

Committee
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
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