Land off Haslingden Road Blackburn BB2 3HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Commercial development for the erection of a new retail building (use class E) inclusive of a 4,500sqft food retail convenience store and 5No. smaller speculative retail units (use class E) including the formation of a new access from Haslingden road, customer parking, and delivery area Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 30
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 13
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Associated applications 3
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 8 days slower than Blackburn's median of 64 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 98% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 16 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 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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