Land off Moorland Drive Blackburn Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/0738 - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment pursuant to planning application 'Variation of Condition No.2 pursuant to Hybrid planning application seeking 'full planning permission for residential development of 155 dwellings and outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access for residential development for up to 280 dwellings' to amend site layout and make plot substitutions' - Phase 6 plot substitution to Plots 137 and 138 from a Weaver 4 to Weaver 4M house type. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
1 Aug 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Livesey with Pleasington
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2025
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
1 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Apr 2026 · Inquiry · Inspectorate case 3376516 ↗
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2025
Blackburn
Planning Authority Score
7.2/10
Good
#55 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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