What's changing near BB1 7LF
Within 2 km, around Central Blackburn in Blackburn with Darwen. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
52new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
33homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+10.8%like-for-like prices in Central Blackburn, 2024 → 2025 (council +6.6%)
-10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
800 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
2.0 km away - New schoolSept 2022
1.3 km away - School closed
School closed: St Mary's CollegeFurther education, 16 plus (closure)
Jul 2022
850 m away - Planning permissionJan 2022
1.5 km away - Planning permissionJun 2021
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
46since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BB1 7LF itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
37storm overflows within 2 km
1,667hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
744spill events counted
- United Utilities
Sharples Street Csointo Tributary Of River Darwen145 spills, 381 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Philips Road Cso (052lo)into Trib Of River Blakewater V Sws90 spills, 215 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Whalley Old Rd/Providence St Csointo Little Harwood Brook58 spills, 204 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Philips Road Csointo River Blakewater32 spills, 186 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Thwaites Brewery Csointo River Blakewater50 spills, 126 hours in 2025
300 m away - United Utilities
Appleby Sreett Csointo Trib Of River Blakewater52 spills, 103 hours in 2025
850 m away - United Utilities
Lower Audley Csointo Tributary Of River Blakewater40 spills, 98 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Witton Tanks Csointo River Blakewater41 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
23 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (32 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Gladstone Street, Little Harwood - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
May 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, Preston New Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Whitebirk Depot Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2021
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2022
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Horizon Building, Duttons Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Oct 2025
3.9 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Suezlower, Eccleshill Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2023
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Balle StreetBeing built
Nov 2021
4.8 km away - Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Museum Street, BlackburnOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2025 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
St James'S Road, BlackburnHighway repair and maintenance works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Mitton Street, BlackburnUtility asset works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
King Street, BlackburnWorks for road purposes · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Town Hall Street, BlackburnUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Railway Road, BlackburnUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent application due March 2029
22.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
26.9 km away - Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
28.7 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: ENWL Training Academy (solar farm, 2.0 km); Withnell LFS (landfill gas, 6.4 km); BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome (solar farm, 6.6 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 7.5 km); Hyndburn Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.5 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.