Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council decided 880 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Land off Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HQ · 10/26/0291
Figures for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
| Applications decided | 880 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 37 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 26%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2018 |
| Local Plan policies held | 84plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities; • The effects of the proposed development…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the extraction flue on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area; • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties, with…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: the character and appearance of the area; and the living conditions of occupiers of surrounding dwellings with particular regard to noise and disturbance.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area; • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance; and…”
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“The main issues are; • The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area with particular reference to the balance and mix of housing including the supply of family-sized dwellings. • The effect of the proposed development…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.