8 Whitehall Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 6DU Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0858 - Application to undertake works to protected trees Approved

Proposal

T21 (Silver Birch) - Lateral Reduction T22 (Larch) -Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 247 m away: Corporation Park; Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £86,000 in November 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 November 1999£86,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Application to undertake works to protected trees
Postcode
BB2 6DU
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Billinge & Beardwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision
GRANT
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alex Shutt

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 6 days slower than Blackburn's median of 12 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
104decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.