4 & 6 Green Field off Pole Lane Darwen BB3 3FY Data via plota.co.uk

10/25/1307 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Remediate the unrecorded collapse feature to the front of 4 and 6 Green Field Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
week of 16 Feb 2026
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Committee
19 Feb 2026

Approved in the week of 16 Feb 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 19 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the remediation would address land stability and contamination risks, subject to conditions.
  • Residents questioned the feature’s description, the work area, technical detail and possible effects on neighbouring properties.
  • The committee approved the application subject to conditions, with revised wording for the validation requirement.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site context, technical assessment, public concerns, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 19 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Darwen built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 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.

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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
BB3 3FY
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Darwen South
Parish
Blackburn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Feb 2026
Decision
PERMITS
Decision date
week of 16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Planning and Highways Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harry Russell

Consultation & key dates

Committee
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Feb 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