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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council planning appeal evidence

Compare selected householder and planning-condition appeals across the latest five-year source window, then open a year or the underlying records.

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Five-year overview

Appeal evidence across the source window

The source covers 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026. Each row compares allowed and dismissed householder or planning-condition appeals recorded in that calendar year. Other outcomes are shown separately.

Householder or condition appeals
26
Allowed
2
Dismissed
22
Bars showAllowedDismissedOther outcomes are listed in the counts.

The period total counts each appeal once when it is recorded as a householder appeal, one of the three planning-condition appeal types, or both. It is narrower than the total linked Planning Inspectorate casework used as the denominator in the evidence below.

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These local views use Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s published cross-year evidence snapshot. They are research results, not a complete list of refusal reasons or an estimate of appeal prospects.

Planning Inspectorate casework

Householder and condition appeal evidence across five years

Across 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026, this England-only rolling snapshot links 78 selected, decided Planning Inspectorate casework records to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Of these, 26 unique records appear in the householder or precise planning-condition evidence below.

The linked-casework count is the denominator used below, not a count of planning applications. The source can include specialist casework as well as appeals.

Official Householder (HAS) casework

Householder appeals

These are records whose official casework type is exactly Householder (HAS). That type can include different decision contexts, so use the underlying record to check what was disputed in each case. These outcomes do not predict what will happen in another appeal.

26

householder appeal records

33.3% of the 78 linked records with a decision date in the five-year source window.

Appeal allowed
2
Appeal dismissed
22
Other or unresolved
2

How to read householder decisions

Allowed means the Inspector allowed the appeal. Dismissed means the Inspector dismissed it. The label alone does not say whether the dispute was a refusal, an imposed condition or another matter; open the record for that context. The comparison rate uses these two clear outcomes only.

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  • Appeal 3369269

    Householder developments · decided 1 Apr 2026

    Split decision
  • Appeal 3371392

    Householder developments · decided 21 Oct 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3359358

    Householder developments · decided 29 May 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3352913

    Householder developments · decided 3 Apr 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3356960

    Householder developments · decided 12 Mar 2025

    Appeal dismissed

My case concerns a planning condition

Appeals involving planning conditions

Condition cases follow different routes. The figures below keep imposed conditions, variation or removal, and required details separate so unlike cases are not blended together.

0

precise condition appeal records

  • Condition imposed on a permission

    The appeal concerns a condition attached when planning permission was granted.

    0

    No matching local records have a decision date in the five-year source window.

  • Variation or removal of a condition

    The appeal concerns an application to vary or remove an existing condition.

    0

    No matching local records have a decision date in the five-year source window.

  • Details required by a condition

    The appeal concerns approval of details required by an existing condition.

    0

    No matching local records have a decision date in the five-year source window.

1 other condition-related record falls outside these three precise planning-appeal routes and is not included in the headline.

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No matching records have a decision date in the five-year source window.

Automated factual aggregation. Source: official Planning Inspectorate casework database, England only, selected decided snapshot. Counts use the authority code and reviewed directory aliases. England rates use the same release and exact five-year source-window scope, with the same allowed-or-dismissed denominator. Imported 20 August 2026.

Background council statistics

Wider council planning workload

Official MHCLG figures for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, based on rolling 12-month returns ending 31 March 2026. This is general planning application context, separate from householder and condition appeals.

General planning applications

These figures describe the council’s general planning application workload. They do not measure householder or condition appeal outcomes.

Validated applications receivedYear ending 31 March 2026
622
1.4% lower than year ending 31 March 2025
Applications on handAt 1 January 2026
148
Point-in-time count
Planning decisions granting permissionYear ending 31 March 2026
95.6%
Share of planning decisions issued
Planning decisions made on timeYear ending 31 March 2026
100%
Within statutory or agreed time

Validated applications received over time

The line connects 5 complete rolling 12-month totals. Each point is labelled by its year ending.

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Validated planning applications received by year endingLine plot with 5 complete rolling 12-month totals: year ending 31 March 2022, 901; year ending 31 March 2023, 757; year ending 31 March 2024, 733; year ending 31 March 2025, 631; year ending 31 March 2026, 622.Number of applications05001,000901Mar 2022757Mar 2023733Mar 2024631Mar 2025622Mar 2026Year ending
Number of validated applications received in each rolling 12-month period. The vertical scale starts at zero.
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Validated planning applications received in complete rolling 12-month periods
Year endingValidated applications received
31 March 2022901
31 March 2023757
31 March 2024733
31 March 2025631
31 March 2026622
More from the latest annual return
Applications withdrawn
46
Major decisions
20
Minor decisions
131
Other decisions
368

Compared with authorities of the same type, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is in the lower quarter for application volume in the year ending 31 March 2026. The median among 63 authorities with complete returns was 1,004.

This compares raw volume, not population, staffing, complexity or service quality.

Source: MHCLG planning application statistics, published 19 June 2026 and checked 24 August 2026. Recent figures may include official imputations or revisions. Applications received exclude work such as pre-application advice, condition discharge, non-material amendments and tree work.

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Authority details

Official identity

Authority type
Unitary authority
Region
North West
Official identifier
E06000008

Planning Data area point: Blackburn with Darwen LPA (53.692659, −2.46758). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.

Official links

Directory record updated 21 August 2026.

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