Planning application
Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road Blackburn BB1 8QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of PV Solar Panels to existing Sports Hall roof
As published by the council, reference 10/26/0521
Application record
- Reference
- 10/26/0521
- Type
- Prior Approval - Solar Panels Non-domestic Buildings
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Roe Lee
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Postcode
- BB1 8QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Blackburn with Darwen register
This site has had 2 applications since 2013: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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10/13/0927 Granted
Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road Blackburn BB1 8QA
Erection of non illuminated V shaped sign .
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Blackburn with Darwen
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10 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 August 2026, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Blackburn with Darwen for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Blackburn with Darwen's median decision took 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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