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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
94.4% of applications approved
Ranks #33 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
21.7% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #20 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 60 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£163,000 median sale price
-6.9% year on year · 1,545 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
39.0% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #274 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 62,648 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26/0529 | Longshaw Head Barn Crowthorn Road Edgworth Bolton BL7 0JX | Proposed two storey side / rear extension with front, rear dormers and external alterations to dwelling | Householder | 8 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0530 | Whowells Farm Broadhead Road Turton Bolton BL7 0JJ | Discharge Condition No.3 "landscaping scheme" pursuant to planning application 10/26/0209 | Other | 8 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0524 | St Wilfrids Church Of England Academy Duckworth Street Blackburn BB2 2JR | Discharge statutory biodiversity net gain condition pursuant to planning application 10/26/0145 | Other | 4 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0521 | Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road Blackburn BB1 8QA | Installation of PV Solar Panels to existing Sports Hall roof | Priorapproval | 3 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0515 | Land at Whalley Old Road (located to the East of the existing bus turning… | The construction of a new 4-arm roundabout - the Eastern and Western arms will re-align the existing Whalley Old Road,… | Lawfuldevelopment | 3 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0520 | 54 Lammack Road Blackburn BB1 8JX | Demolition of existing garage and proposed double storey extension to side, front and rear and single storey rear… | Householder | 3 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0518 | 207-209 Duckworth Street Darwen BB3 1AU | Change of use of first floor to create new two bedroom flat (Use Class C3) and external alterations to side elevation | Changeofuse | 3 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0517 | Unit 8 Arkwright Court Commercial Road Blackburn Interchange J4/M65 Darwen BB3… | Use of property as Aesthetics Medical Facility (Use Class E(e)) | Lawfuldevelopment | 3 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0511 | 12 Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4PN | Use of property by the Ministry of Justice's Probation Accommodation Programme for up to three adults (Use Class C2) | Lawfuldevelopment | 2 Jun 2026 |
| 10/26/0513 | Land to the south of Whalley Old Road Blackburn | Discharge Condition No 8 "validation " relating to Plots 23-27, 62-65 and 76-77 pursuant to planning application… | Other | 2 Jun 2026 |
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We index every application published on Blackburn with Darwen’s planning portal (Northgate Planning Explorer) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planning.blackburn.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorerNewest application received 8 Jun 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Blackburn with Darwen, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 10,477 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Blackburn with Darwen's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 8 Jun 2026.
94.4% of Blackburn with Darwen's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
21.7% of appeals against Blackburn with Darwen decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 60 decided appeals.
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