Edgworth Cricket Club Bolton Road Turton Bolton BL7 0AP Data via plota.co.uk

10/24/1020 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of catering hut, storage building and open air practice nets enclosure. Erection of catering hut; practice nets with scoreboard; viewing platform; bottle / storage building; pergola; alterations to existing clubhouse building... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Nov 2024
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Validated
3 Dec 2024
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Committee
21 Aug 2025
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Approved
14 Jan 2026

Approved on 14 Jan 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 21 Aug 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the amendments were minor and acceptable, subject to conditions and biodiversity monitoring.
  • The committee approved the application subject to the conditions highlighted in the director’s report.
Read how the committee decided The proposed improvements, planning history, officer assessment, objections and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 21 Aug 2025.

Documents 61

Plans & drawings 29

PDF Amended Proposed Elevations 02 - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Location Plan and Existing Site Plan Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Scoreboard, Equipment and Covers Store and Spectator Terrace Elevations Plan View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed GF Plan - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Elevations - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Elevations 2 - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Proposed Clubhouse Side and Rear Elevations 23018 - 1004 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Scoreboard Building Floor Plans 23018 - 1005 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Catering Hut Floor Plans and Elevations 23018 - 1007 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Practice Nets Floor Plans and Elevations 23018 - 1008 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Clubhouse Terrace Works 23018 - 1011 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan 23018 - 1001 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Clubhouse Floor Plans 23018 - 1002 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Clubhouse Front and Side Elevations 23018 - 1003 Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Clubhouse Plan 624 - 200B Plan View ↗ PDF Club house External Details 624 - 590 Plan View ↗ PDF Club House External Details 2 624 - 591 Plan View ↗ PDF Existing Clubhouse Rear and Side Elevations Plan View ↗ PDF Existing Scoreboard and Equipment Store Facilities Plan View ↗ PDF Existing Clubhouse Plan Plan View ↗ PDF Existing Clubhouse Front and Side Elevations Plan View ↗ PDF Amended Proposed Site Plan 3.010- Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.100-Proposed Ground Floor Plan - Clubhouse Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.101-Proposed Ground Floor Plan - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.102-Proposed Roof Plan - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.201-Proposed Elevations 01 - Clubhouse Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.202-Proposed Elevations 02 - Clubhouse Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.210-Proposed Elevations 01 - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗ PDF Amended 3.211-Proposed Elevations 02 - Nets Building Amendment to application View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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
Inside the Edgworth built-up area; Green belt about 32 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 18 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
BL7 0AP
Received
25 Nov 2024
Validated
3 Dec 2024
Ward
West Pennine
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
14 Jan 2026
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 407 days from validation, 343 days slower than Blackburn's median of 64 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 98% of commercial and major works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
24%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
13 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jan 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