Higher Cockcroft (Adjacent to No 31 Northgate) Blackburn BB2 1JU

1. 2 Sep 2025

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 7 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 2 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Blackburn with Darwen took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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