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

10/26/0706 - Householder Notification - Single storey rear extension Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of single storey extension to rear. 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 3.3m, Height to Eaves: 2.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Blackburn's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 230 m away: Corporation Park; Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area; Conservation area about 93 m away: Corporation Park; Heritage at risk about 93 m away: Corporation Park Blackburn.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £154,000 in December 2015. Semi-detached house, freehold.

9 December 2015£154,000

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
Householder Notification - Single storey rear extension
Postcode
BB2 6DU
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Billinge & Beardwood
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
SJR ARCHITECTURE LTD

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Blackburn usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
358decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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.