2 Garden Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0801 - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Retention of retaining walls along south and east site boundaries Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Blackburn's recent extensions.

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence 28 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 35 year flood); Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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
Full Planning Application
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Blackburn Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Aldrock

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Blackburn usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
402decided 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
4 Dec 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