Site of demolished Roe Lee Mill No. 1 Whalley New Road Blackburn BB1 9AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
New industrial development comprising of 17no new industrial units (E (g), B2 and B8 Use) with new off road parking, bin store areas, secure motorcycle and cycle areas, landscaping and reuse of existing vehicular access and egress and new pedestrian access Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 18 Sept 2025.
Approved
- Officers advised approval because the employment proposal was justified and technical issues could be controlled by conditions.
- Three objections raised concerns about character, noise, traffic, safety, residential amenity and flooding.
- The committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 18 Sept 2025.
Documents 60
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 16
Plans & drawings 22
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 8
Site constraints 1
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- BB1 9AA
- Received
- 4 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Roe Lee
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Urban Future Planning Consultancy Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 419 days from validation, 355 days slower than Blackburn's median of 64 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 98% of commercial and major works here are.
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
- 21 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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