Land at Bank Hey Farm off Heys Lane, Blackburn
Approved
Council decision: EIA Screening opinion - EIA not requiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
EIA screening opinion for residential development of up to 600 dwellings
- Received
- 25 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Blackburn South & Lower Darwen, Ewood
- ReceivedReceived25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated26 Apr
- Consult.Consultation22 May
- TargetTarget Date1 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application at Land at Bank Hey Farm off Heys Lane, Blackburn. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 177 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 April 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Blackburn South & Lower Darwen, Ewood.
88% of outline applications at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- EIA Screening Opinion
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 600
- Parish
- Blackburn
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 April 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 22 May 2023
- Consultation start
- 28 April 2023
- Consultation end
- 22 May 2023
- Last date for comments
- 19 May 2023
- Application expires
- 16 May 2023
Planning decision
- Decision
- EIA Screening opinion - EIA not required
- Statutory period
- 20 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Mar
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning application 10/25/0979 "Variation of Condition Nos. 2 (approved…
ApprovedNon-material amendment10/26/0286 - 202517 Oct
Discharge Condition Nos 8 "validation report for each phase", 14 "air quality impact assessment scheme", 34…
PendingDischarge of conditions10/25/1073 - 202514 Oct
Discharge Condition Nos 19 "scheme for foul and disposal water ", 21 "water main scheme ", and 33 "highway…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions10/25/1061 - 202522 Sep
Variation of Condition Nos. 2 (approved drawings), 4 (materials), 5 (boundary treatments), 6 (finished floor…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)10/25/0979 - 20249 Aug
Discharge Condition Nos 4 "materials", 24 "badger survey", 25 "ecological appraisal", 30 "arboricultural…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions10/24/0748
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