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Allowed28 August 20266007521

Bank Lane, Blackburn, BB1 2AP

Planning appeal 6007521 at Bank Lane, Blackburn, BB1 2AP (Blackburn with Darwen) was allowed on 28 August 2026 by Inspector R Major, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it is reasonable and necessary for a Zebra crossing to be provided on Shadsworth Road in the interests of highway safety, with particular regard to the safe, efficient and convenient movement of pedestrians.

Demolition of existing Mosque and erection of replacement Mosque (Use Class F1)

Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
R Major
Postcode
BB1 2AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether it is reasonable and necessary for a Zebra crossing to be provided on Shadsworth Road in the interests of highway safety, with particular regard to the safe, efficient and convenient movement of pedestrians

What decided it

The extant permission for extensions to the same site, which did not require a Zebra crossing and could lawfully be implemented, represented a fallback position that generated comparable or greater trip-generating activity, making the Zebra crossing requirement unreasonable and unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29 of the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Local Plan 2021-2037
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy TR6Policy DP3Policy TR4

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