Planning application
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (SW drainage), 8 (construction SW management) and 11 (landscaping scheme) of planning permission 3/2025/0852.
As published by the council, reference 38483
Application record
- Reference
- 38483
- Type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Status
- Decided - Final Decision
- Decision
- APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- BB2 7LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ribble Valley register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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38701 Granted
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Surface Water Sustainable Drainage Strategy) on planning permission 3/2025/0852.
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36978 Granted
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (lighting scheme) of planning permission 3/2024/0609.
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36662 Granted
Samlesbury Aerodrome BAE Systems Operations Ltd Myerscough Smithy Road Balderstone BB2 7LF
Proposed removal of existing modular contractors buildings and fencing. Installation of replacement 3m high fencing and modular welfare and office buildings pursuant to variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 3/2024/0093 to reflect alterations to the design of the contractor compounds.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Ribble Valley
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27 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ribble Valley granted permission on 30 July 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Granted Other ExtensionSmall domestic -
Advanced Manufacturing Facility, Samlesbury Aerodrome, Myerscough Smithy Road, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LF
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The Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Enterprise Zone (Samlesbury) Local Development Order No 2 (2014) (LDO): Prior Notification of Development for advanced manufacturing and research centre North West
Granted 33 docs -
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Granted 6 docs -
Advanced Manufacturing Facility, Samlesbury Aerodrome, Myerscough Smithy Road, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LF
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