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Blackburn with Darwen planning applications
2,163 applications. 97% approved. 51 days to decide.
As of June 2026, PlanIndex holds 2,163 planning applications from Blackburn with Darwen. 143 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 97% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Blackburn with Darwen: 397 applications received in the last year, 143 decisions published. Decision alerts here will be sparse until the council publishes more outcomes.
Blackburn with Darwen takes a median of 51 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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10/26/0529 Awaiting decision
Longshaw Head Barn Crowthorn Road Edgworth Bolton BL7 0JX
Proposed two storey side / rear extension with front, rear dormers and external alterations to dwelling
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10/26/0530 Awaiting decision
Whowells Farm Broadhead Road Turton Bolton BL7 0JJ
Discharge Condition No.3 "landscaping scheme" pursuant to planning application 10/26/0209
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10/26/0524 Awaiting decision
St Wilfrids Church Of England Academy Duckworth Street Blackburn BB2 2JR
Discharge statutory biodiversity net gain condition pursuant to planning application 10/26/0145
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10/26/0520 Awaiting decision
54 Lammack Road Blackburn BB1 8JX
Demolition of existing garage and proposed double storey extension to side, front and rear and single storey rear extension
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10/26/0515 Awaiting decision
Land at Whalley Old Road (located to the East of the existing bus turning area), and directly serving the new Vistry/Bovis housing development (currently under phased construction) Blackburn
The construction of a new 4-arm roundabout - the Eastern and Western arms will re-align the existing Whalley Old Road, the Northern arm will serve the future North East Blackburn Development and the Southern arm will serve the adjacent housing site which is currently under construction - and widening and drainage works to the existing access road to the north of Whalley Old Road
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10/26/0521 Awaiting decision
Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road Blackburn BB1 8QA
Installation of PV Solar Panels to existing Sports Hall roof
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10/26/0518 Awaiting decision
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
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10/26/0517 Awaiting decision
Unit 8 Arkwright Court Commercial Road Blackburn Interchange J4/M65 Darwen BB3 0FG
Use of property as Aesthetics Medical Facility (Use Class E(e))
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10/26/0511 Awaiting decision
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)
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10/26/0514 Awaiting decision
54 York Crescent Blackburn BB1 9NW
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
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10/26/0513 Awaiting decision
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 10/20/0716
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10/26/0522 Awaiting decision
Perspex International Chapels Park Plant Goose House Lane Darwen BB3 0EH
Discharge Condition 11 "validation report" pursuant to planning application 10/24/0729
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10/26/0516 Awaiting decision
207 Burnley Road Blackburn BB1 3HW
Conversion of garage to habitable room, rear single storey extension and front porch
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10/26/0505 Awaiting decision
29 Aberdeen Drive Blackburn BB1 1LS
Single storey rear extension
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10/26/0509 Awaiting decision
3 Swift Close Blackburn BB1 6LF
Proposed insertion of window to front elevation, ground floor south side elevation and first floor south side elevation
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10/26/0510 Awaiting decision
36 Brackenwood Blackburn BB1 8NE
Proposed conversion of garage to habitable room
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10/26/0503 Awaiting decision
36 Longton Street BB1 1UF
Erection of Single storey rear extension 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 3.4m, Height to Eaves: 2.8m
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10/26/0506 Awaiting decision
200 Ramsgreave Drive Blackburn BB1 8LL
Erection of single storey rear extension 6m from original rear wall, Max Height 3.9m, Height to Eaves: 2.9m
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10/26/0499 Granted
Griffin Lodge Cavendish Place Blackburn
T1 Unknown Dead <10U T3 Silver Birch Dead <10U T4 Sycamore Poor <10U T12 Common Ash Moribund <10U T19 Common Hawthorn Dead <10U T21 Common Ash Poor <10U G6 Unknown Dead <10U G25 Approx 8no Common Ash Moribund/Dead <10U Fell the above
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10/26/0492 Awaiting decision
St Michaels Court Blackburn BB1 5LX
The works include the installation of AOV systems to all floors within the lobby/bin chute area to the rear elevation, the installation of AOVs to the top floor within the stairwell at the rear elevation and and the replacement of the ground floor front entrance door set to provide AOVs to the main entrance area
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10/26/0493 Awaiting decision
Trinity Court Birley Street Blackburn BB1 5LU
The works include the installation of AOV systems to all floors within the lobby/bin chute area to the rear elevation, the installation of AOVs to the top floor within the stairwell at the rear elevation and and the replacement of the ground floor front entrance door set to provide AOVs to the main entrance area
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10/26/0500 Awaiting decision
40 Ouseburn Road Blackburn BB2 4NL
Demolition of existing conservetory and erection of a single storey rear extension. 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 4m, Height to Eaves: 2.6m
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10/26/0494 Awaiting decision
369 Bolton Road Turton Bolton BL7 0AZ
Demolition of existing timber shop and erection of new single storey shop (Class E, (a))
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10/26/0502 Awaiting decision
82 Openshaw Drive Blackburn BB1 8RH
Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and new raised patio area
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10/26/0495 Awaiting decision
491 Preston Old Road Blackburn BB2 5ND
Variation of Condition No.2 "approved drawings" pursuant to planning application 10/25/0688 "Proposed two storey side and part rear extension, along with single storey element of rear extension" - amend roof form and increased footprint to part single storey rear extension
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10/26/0491 Awaiting decision
St Albans Court Blackburn BB1 5LY
The works include the installation of AOV systems to all floors within the lobby/bin chute area to the rear elevation, the installation of AOVs to the top floor within the stairwell at the rear elevation and and the replacement of the ground floor front entrance door set to provide AOVs to the main entrance area
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10/26/0488 Awaiting decision
Tesco Superstore Hill Street Blackburn BB1 3HF
Proposed new 2x GC Remote Gas Cooler Pack, 2x DT Dual Temperature Compressor Pack installed on concrete plinths and 2.4m high Palisade fence with access gates
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10/26/0489 Awaiting decision
Lower Pasture Barn Farm Belmont Road Bolton BL7 8BG
Proposed demolition of existing stable (with planning approval for conversion to dwelling - 10/25/0839) and construction of a new detached self-build dwelling
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10/26/0487 Awaiting decision
36 Vancouver Crescent Blackburn BB2 7DD
Proposed single storey rear extension, single and first floor side and rear extension and front porch
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10/26/0486 Awaiting decision
5 Duckworth Street Darwen BB1 3AR
Proposed external alterations to shop front and creation of self-contained first floor flat (C3)
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10/26/0496 Awaiting decision
39 Brackenwood Blackburn BB1 8NE
Proposed porch to front and garage conversion to habitable room
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10/26/0497 Awaiting decision
6 Gibraltar Street Blackburn BB2 6HF
Proposed dormer extension to rear and front rooflights
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10/26/0485 Awaiting decision
248 Whalley New Road Blackburn BB1 9TN
Change of use from a single residential dwelling to create 2 self-contained apartments (C3)
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10/26/0482 Granted
Temple Farm Bury Road Edgworth Bolton BL7 0BT
Discharge Condition No.16 "bat licence/statement " pursuant to planning application 10/26/0086
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10/26/0484 Granted
4 Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EX
T1 silver birch - fell
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10/26/0483 Awaiting decision
Land corner of Eleanor Street and Higher Audley Street Blackburn
Discharge Condition No.21 "site investigation" pursuant to planning application 10/23/0479
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10/26/0478 Awaiting decision
Plots 49-52 Meadowbrook Rise Blackburn BB2 3JG
Erection of 1No detached self-build house with associated external works and parking
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10/26/0480 Granted
3 Birchbank Gardens Blackburn BB1 6NB
Erection of single storey rear extension 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 3.51m, Height to Eaves: 2.45m
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10/26/0477 Awaiting decision
80 Oban Drive Blackburn BB1 2HY
Erection of double storey side and rear extension with partial single storey rear extension, detached outbuilding and creation of vehicle access
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10/26/0473 Granted
Longacre Billinge End Road Blackburn BB2 6PT
T3 (sycamore) - 2m lateral reduction and 1no lateral removed T4 (sycamore) - 2m lateral reduction
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10/26/0445 Awaiting decision
Former Cob Wall Working Mens Club Daisy Lane Blackburn BB1 5LJ
Change of use of former working mens club into retail grocery store (Use Class E,a ) with cafe (Use Class E,b) and installation of extraction flues (part-retrospective)
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10/26/0475 Awaiting decision
6 Heathfield Park Blackburn BB2 6QJ
Proposed two storey rear extension with balcony (part retrospective)
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10/26/0474 Awaiting decision
53 Hollins Grove Street Darwen BB3 1HG
Proposed two storey side/rear extension, single storey rear extension and porch to front
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10/26/0468 Awaiting decision
4 Pleckgate Road Blackburn BB1 8NN
Demolition of external store and proposed single storey rear extension and external staircase
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10/26/0470 Awaiting decision
38 Huntington Drive Darwen BB3 2PY
Proposed front dormer and enlargement of rear dormer
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10/26/0469 Granted
Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning application 10/24/1067 "Variation of Condition Nos 1 "approved site layout", 2 "approved boundary treatment" 3 "acoustic bund" 4 "approved detailed landscape plan" and 8 "acoustic mitigation measures" pursuant to planning application 10/22/0722 "Reserved Matters Application (Regulation 4) for Approval of the reserved matters for the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 165 dwellings pursuant to outline application 10/20/0716" supplemented by non-material amendment application 10/24/0888 " amend description to "Approval of the reserved matters for the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of up to 165 dwellings pursuant to outline application 10/20/0716" - number of plots reduced from 165 to 161; reposition plots in south east corner away from embankment; reposition substation; realignment of the PROW in the eastern POS; remove the sustainable drainage basin (SUDs) to the south; increase the size of the remaining SUDs and provide additional on-site surface water storage to the rest of the on-site drainage system; regrading of the eastern POS to provide PROW platform and more uniform gradient access across the POS" - substitution of housetypes from 'Rowan' to 'Hazel' on Plots 79-82, 97, 113, 116, 119, 120, 137 & 140-142 with adjustments to roof designs
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10/26/0464 Granted
Mossfield Pleasington Lane Pleasington Blackburn BB2 5JH
T934 (Sycamore) - Fell T940 (Sycamore) - Fell
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10/26/0466 Granted
65 Holly Street Blackburn BB1 9TP
Erection of single storey extension to rear. 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 2.8m, Height to Eaves: 2.550m
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10/26/0463 Awaiting decision
21 Arkwright Fold Blackburn BB2 4LZ
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory and erection of single storey rear and side extension
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10/26/0465 Awaiting decision
Garage Rear Hope Street Blackburn BB2 1DY
Change of use from a commercial workshop (Class E) to a single residential dwellinghouse (Class C3)
Recent decisions
Data to June 2026
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10/26/0480 Granted
3 Birchbank Gardens Blackburn BB1 6NB
Erection of single storey rear extension 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 3.51m, Height to Eaves: 2.45m
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10/26/0454 Granted
8 July Street Blackburn BB1 1SR
Erection of single storey rear extension. 4.00m from original rear wall, Max Height: 3.00m, Height to Eaves: 2.75m
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10/26/0461 Granted
4 Furness Avenue Blackburn BB1 5SE
Erection of single storey extension to rear Max length 6m additional 1.8m beyond rear extension Eaves height 3m Ridge height 3.25m
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10/26/0466 Granted
65 Holly Street Blackburn BB1 9TP
Erection of single storey extension to rear. 6m from original rear wall, Max Height: 2.8m, Height to Eaves: 2.550m
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10/26/0250 Granted
Lloyds Bank Church Street Blackburn BB2 1JQ
Repair and replacement of certain internal doors following internal health & safety and security review
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10/26/0482 Granted
Temple Farm Bury Road Edgworth Bolton BL7 0BT
Discharge Condition No.16 "bat licence/statement " pursuant to planning application 10/26/0086
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10/26/0484 Granted
4 Dukes Brow Blackburn BB2 6EX
T1 silver birch - fell
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10/26/0499 Granted
Griffin Lodge Cavendish Place Blackburn
T1 Unknown Dead <10U T3 Silver Birch Dead <10U T4 Sycamore Poor <10U T12 Common Ash Moribund <10U T19 Common Hawthorn Dead <10U T21 Common Ash Poor <10U G6 Unknown Dead <10U G25 Approx 8no Common Ash Moribund/Dead <10U Fell the above
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10/26/0299 Granted
Stocks Farm Carr Lane Blackburn BB2 6QT
Discharge Condition Nos 3 "materials", 4 "sustainable surface drainage system and foul water drainage scheme", 5 "construction and environmental management plan scheme", 6 "boundary treatment", 7 "landscaping scheme", and 8 "bat and bird boxes scheme" pursuant to planning application 10/25/0798
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10/26/0332 Granted
30 Cleveleys Road Blackburn BB2 3JS
Proposed single storey side extension, detached garage and larger front porch
The full record
Decisions between 2013 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 1,663 decisions from Blackburn with Darwen between 2013 and 2026, part of 2,163 applications on record. Over that period 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,481 granted against 158 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 349 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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10/13/0554 Granted
351A Hazelhurst Chapeltown Road Turton Bolton BL7 0EQ
Pruning back branches to ensure visibility of variable message sign on Chapletown Road is clear
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10/13/0526 Granted
47 O'er the Bridge Hoddlesden Darwen BB3 3NL
Crown thinning and removal of secondary branches
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10/13/0525 Granted
34 Maria Square Belmont BL7 8AE
Crown lifting and thinning of trees (Ash, Lime and Beech)
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10/13/0523 Granted
Ambletor Wyfordby Avenue Blackburn BB2 7AR
Two storey rear extension, re-facing of property with brick; and retrospective consent for the conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation and the installation of bi-fold doors to front elevation.
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10/13/0578 Granted
40 Adelaide Terrace Blackburn BB2 6ET
Felling of one tree in front garden and one in back garden
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10/13/0597 Granted
Unit 9 Harrison Street Blackburn BB2 2JN
Installation of MOT Bay in current vehicle repair business
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10/13/0602 Granted
Apple Trees Nursery School Kelsall Avenue Blackburn BB1 5RU
Proposed single storey extension to existing Respite Centre
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10/13/0624 Refused
8 Alder Bank Blackburn BB2 1UG
Felling of one Sycamore tree
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10/13/0543 Granted
Lucite International UK Ltd Darwen BB3 1QB
Variation of condition 4, Dwg No. SK001 A on application 10/05/1084
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10/13/0623 Granted
El Grecos Unit 2 Waterloo Pavillions 28 Church Street Blackburn BB1 5AL
Replace defective timber beam with a galvanised steel beam.
Decision speed
12 months to June 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 89 62%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 40 28%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 14 10%
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Applications by ward in Blackburn with Darwen
- Audley 26
- Audley & Queens Park 44
- Bastwell 29
- Bastwell & Daisyfield 46
- Beardwood With Lammack 38
- Billinge & Beardwood 131
- Blackburn Central 164
- Blackburn South & Lower Darwen 47
- Blackburn South East 53
- Corporation Park 36
- Darwen East 59
- Darwen South 46
- Darwen West 86
- Ewood 43
- Little Harwood 37
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk 81
- Livesey With Pleasington 134
- North Turton With Tockholes 75
- Planning Officer 38
- Planning Support Team 37
- Queens Park 28
- Roe Lee 121
- Shear Brow 60
- Shear Brow & Corporation Park 68
- Sunnyhurst 31
- Wensley Fold 100
- West Pennine 190
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Blackburn with Darwen decide?
In the 12 months to June 2026, Blackburn with Darwen decided 143 planning applications. 97% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Blackburn with Darwen?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 51 days over the 12 months to June 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Blackburn with Darwen decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 143 decisions in the 12 months to June 2026 where both dates are published, 62% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 90% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Blackburn with Darwen decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 1663 decisions from Blackburn with Darwen between 2013 and 2026, out of 2,163 applications on record. Across that whole period 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Blackburn with Darwen?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to June 2026, with 80 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
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Blackburn with Darwen: 2,163 planning applications on record as of June 2026. Trailing 12 months: 143 decided, 97% approved, median 51 days to a decision. 397 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2013 and 2026: 1,663 in total, 90% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.