Planning application
Lower Fold Farm Under Billinge Lane Blackburn BB2 6RN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of agricultural storage building
As published by the council, reference 10/26/0121
Application record
- Reference
- 10/26/0121
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural Building
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Prior Approval is not required
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Livesey With Pleasington
- Parish
- Pleasington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BB2 6RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Blackburn with Darwen
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval is not required
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 10 March 2026, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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