Action to tackle climate change ongoing
Published on Monday 10 March 2025 at 12:19 pm
The Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Filed under: Climate | climate change | Local Plan | Planning
Local Plan
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Local Plan adopted
Published on Friday 23 February 2024 at 4:53 pm
The borough’s Local Plan – which aims to deliver the homes, jobs, supporting infrastructure and community facilities the borough needs – has been formally adopted by the Council as the new Development Plan for the Borough.
Filed under: Development | Local Plan | Planning
Masterplanning the North East Blackburn strategic housing site
Published on Thursday 1 February 2024 at 4:52 pm
A major new housing development is set to take a step forward next week when Executive Board councillors will meet.
Filed under: Housing | Local Plan | masterplan
WATCH: New video helps explain the borough’s Local Plan
Published on Tuesday 26 January 2021 at 9:06 am
A video has been created to help bring to life the vision for how thousands of new homes and jobs could be created in Blackburn and Darwen over the next decade.
Filed under: Local Plan | Planning
Updated Local Plan – have your say on our vision of the future
Published on Friday 8 March 2019 at 1:51 pm
Help to shape the future of development in Blackburn with Darwen by giving your views on the Local Plan Review.
Filed under: Consultation | Councillor | Local Plan | Phil Riley
New gateways gearing up to boost business and housing in North Blackburn
Published on Thursday 30 August 2018 at 2:00 pm
A new project investing £2.6m to improve a key gateway to the Borough at Brownhill Roundabout and nearby junctions is getting underway and proposals are ready to view.
Filed under: Drop-in session | Local Plan | North Blackburn | Pennine Gateways
Local Plan decision set for December
Published on Tuesday 17 November 2015 at 9:48 am
A new ‘Local Plan’ is set be discussed at Blackburn with Darwen’s Council Forum.
The plan is being presented to the meeting in December and could see more prosperity and transformation in the borough.
Filed under: Councillor | Local Plan | Phil Riley
Submission of New Local Plan to the Government
Published on Tuesday 29 July 2014 at 12:46 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has submitted its new Local Plan to the Government for examination.
A planning inspector will now examine the document over the few months with hearing sessions taking place in Autumn.
Filed under: Consultation | Growth and Development | Housing | Local Plan | Local Plan 2014 | Maureen Bateson | National Government | Planning