Reed Dawson Ltd, Basement And Ground Floor, 52 Preston New Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 1AW Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0843 - Application to undertake works to protected trees Approved
Signs & advertsTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Street sign clearance under Highways instruction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF 9.TPO DN - GRANT Decision Notice · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form - Redacted · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Council Photo Supporting Documents · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Council Letter Supporting Documents · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TPO map Supporting Documents · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Corporation Park 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Corporation Park Blackburn
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 59 m away: Corporation Park
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; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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

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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Postcode
BB2 1AW
Received
27 Sept 2026
Validated
27 Sept 2026
Ward
Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Target decision
22 Nov 2026
Decision
GRANT
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 33 days faster than Blackburn's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 100% of signs and adverts here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
8%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings