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Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/22/0722 Reserved Matters Application (Regulation 4)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 10/22/0722

Application record

Reference
10/22/0722
Type
Reserved Matters Application (Regulation 4)
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Permits
Received
19 Jul 2022
Validated
20 Jul 2022
Decided
18 Nov 2022
Ward
Little Harwood & Whitebirk
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Planning and Highways Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Blackburn with Darwen register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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

    Submitted 2 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 10/26/0353 Awaiting decision

    Land to the south of Whalley Old Road, Blackburn

    Discharge Condition No.3 "acoustic bund barrier" pursuant to planning application 10/20/0716 as amended by permission 10/24/1067

    Submitted 15 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 10/25/0654 Awaiting decision

    Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    Discharge Condition Nos 8 "validation report" and 14 "management and maintenance of streets pre adoption" pursuant to outline planning application 10/20/0716

    Submitted 18 Jun 2025 Conditions
  • 10/24/0888 Granted

    Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    Non-material amendment pursuant to reserved matters planning application 10/22/0722 "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" - 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"

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Amendments
  • 10/23/0136 Granted

    Land to the south of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    Discharge Condition No.30 "external lighting scheme" pursuant to outline planning application 10/20/0716

    Decided 17 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • 10/22/1231 Granted

    Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    Non material amendment 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 " - amendment to house type at plots 3, 4 and 38

    Decided 19 Apr 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2022

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 20 Jul 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Permits

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

101 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 18 November 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    10/25/0654 Submitted 18 Jun 2025 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

    Discharge Condition Nos 8 "validation report" and 14 "management and maintenance of streets pre adoption" pursuant to outline planning application 10/20/0716

    Awaiting decision Conditions 35 docs
  • Land to the south of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    10/26/0513 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug

    Discharge Condition No 8 "validation " relating to Plots 23-27, 62-65 and 76-77 pursuant to planning application 10/20/0716

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs
  • Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    10/22/1231 Submitted 28 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Non material amendment 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 " - amendment to house type at plots 3, 4 and 38

    Granted Amendments 17 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land to the South of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    10/24/0888 Submitted 9 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment pursuant to reserved matters planning application 10/22/0722 "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" - 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"

    Granted Amendments 5 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land to the south of Whalley Old Road, Blackburn

    10/26/0353 Submitted 15 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun

    Discharge Condition No.3 "acoustic bund barrier" pursuant to planning application 10/20/0716 as amended by permission 10/24/1067

    Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs
  • Land to the south of Whalley Old Road Blackburn

    10/23/0136 Submitted 17 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge Condition No.30 "external lighting scheme" pursuant to outline planning application 10/20/0716

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

In Blackburn with Darwen

  • 10/26/0446 Withdrawn

    LAND AT HORROBIN FARM HORROBIN LANE TURTON BOLTON BL7 0FW

    Erection of a single storey, self build, high sustainability dwelling (designed to achieve Passivhaus standard) with integral garage, including associated land modelling / reconfiguration, garden curtilage, parking, stable block [in an alternative location to that already approved], an outdoor equestrian menage, and hard and soft landscaping (including a community orchard and woodland planting), to be accessed via Horrobin Lane

    Received 12 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • 10/24/0774 Granted

    Top Of The Meadow Harwoods Lane Hoddlesden Darwen BB3 3LL

    Approval of reserved matters for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning application 10/21/0531 "for the conversion of a barn to a dwellinghouse"

    Received 22 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 10/23/0242 Withdrawn

    Rockcliffe Works Paterson Street Blackburn BB2 3SP

    APP MISSED DEADLINE _ SPEAK TO MK Reserved matters details relating to appearance and landscaping for 88 dwellings and 400 sq m of retail floorspace at Rockcliffe Works, Paterson Street pursuant to outline permission 10/19/0509

    Received 27 Mar, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
  • 10/22/1002 Granted

    Land adjoining Moorthorpe Cottage Park Road Darwen BB3 2LQ

    Approval of Reserved Matters "Appearance, landscaping and scale" pursuant to outline planning application 10/18/1153 "the erection of 9 dwellings"

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 10/21/0841 Withdrawn

    Jupiter House, 1 Mercury Rise Altham BB5 5BY United Kingdom

    Erection of 343 dwellings with associated works including car parking, landscaping and open space.

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Reserved matters