Plot 2 Land off Carl Fogarty Way Blackburn BB1 3EU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of various wall structures remaining from previously demolished mill structures pursuant to application 'Demolition of former mill and workshops' Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Oct 2025 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 16 Oct 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting prior approval because the demolition method and site restoration were acceptable, with no material reasons to object.
- Consultees raised no objections overall, while the Canal and River Trust sought safeguards for the canal and retained wall.
- The committee approved the application subject to the conditions highlighted in the Director’s Report.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 16 Oct 2025.
Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 2
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
- Prior Approval - Demolition
- Postcode
- BB1 3EU
- Received
- 15 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Given
- Decision date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 185 days from validation, 133 days slower than Blackburn's median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 100% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 16 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Oct 2025
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.
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