11/03/2025 - Public mental wellbeing tender and framework
This paper sets out a proposal to undertake a
procurement exercise that would deliver a public mental wellbeing
model for 2025 – 2020 to align with the new place-based
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Strategy, approved by the
Executive Board in October 2024. This model would represent an
increased investment in public mental wellbeing services.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mariam Motala, Frances Riley
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/03/2025 - School Holiday Pattern for Community and Controlled schools for 2026/2027
The LA is required to set the School Holiday
Pattern for Community and Controlled schools.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew Hutchinson
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/03/2025 - Children’s Social Care Provider Fee Uplifts 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26
Uplift requests submitted by Children's Social
Care providers for the years 2023 to 2026
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Freeman Janice, Jonathan Leniewski
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/03/2025 - Highways Capital Programme 2025/26 - Updated
An updated 2025/26 Highways Capital Programme
to include confirmed 24/25 year-end financials and addition of new
DfT funding since the previous report (ATE/BSIP/ITB)
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Paul Fletcher
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
11/03/2025 - EB Household Support Fund Round 7
The latest round of the Household Support Fund
to cover the period April 25 to March 26 and approval of how the
grant is used.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew Haythornthwaite
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/03/2025 - City of Sanctuary Proposal
To seek approval for Blackburn with Darwen
Council to formally join the City of Sanctuary Local Authority
Network
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Joanne Byrne
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/03/2025 - Parking Services, additional parking enforcement services
In January 2024, Parking services set up a
contract with Marston Holdings Limited to provide two additional
parking enforcement officers to work primarily during the evenings
and at weekends when the Council’s parking services team are
not on duty. These two officers have also provided additional cover
for Blackburn Rovers FC home games.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Joanne Byrne
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/03/2025 - Blackburn with Darwen Children's Occupational Therapy Policy
For the Executive Board to review and make an
informed decision on adopting the Children's OT policy
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Maria Nugent
Notice of decision: 11/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/02/2025 - Growth Programme 2025/26
Growth Programme for 2025/26 for Council
development sites.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: PMO Growth
Notice of decision: 11/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/02/2025 - Acquisition of Darwen Chapels Commercial Unit
Acquisition of a commercial unit off plan from
Barnfield Blackburn Ltd (Council JV Company).
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: Darwen East;
Lead officer: PMO Growth
Notice of decision: 11/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Commercially sensitive information
11/02/2025 - Mainstream Home to School Transport
Proposal to consult on making changes to home
to school travel arrangements.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sarah Anderson, Carol Grimshaw
Notice of decision: 11/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/01/2025 - EB Corporate Capital Budget Monitoring - Standing Item
Corporate Capital Budget Monitoring Quarter 3
2024/25
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jenny Bradley
Notice of decision: 16/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/01/2025 - EB Corporate Revenue Budget Monitoring - Standing Item
Corporate Revenue Budget Monitoring Q3
2024/25
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jenny Bradley
Notice of decision: 16/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/01/2025 - Sufficiency Strategy
A Strategy, to set out the ambition of
Children Services to address the accommodation and commissioning
services, to support the needs of Children in our Care.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Natasha Hidderley
Notice of decision: 17/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/01/2025 - Update to the Local List of Heritage Assets
Provides an update to the Local List of
Heritage Assets to ensure the Council continues to protect locally
important assets.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: PMO Growth
Notice of decision: 14/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/01/2025 - Blackburn with Darwen Family hubs 2025 - 2026
To reaffirm Blackburn with Darwen's ongoing
commitment to delivering the Family Hubs and Start for Life
programme in collaboration with communities and families, and to
confirm the provisional funding allocations eligible for the
financial year 2025-26.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Maria Nugent
Notice of decision: 14/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/12/2024 - Pavement Cafes and Trade Display Licenses
Policy on pavement cafes and trade display
licenses borough wide.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Heather Farmer
Notice of decision: 17/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
22/11/2024 - Bridge House Refurbishment
Refurbishment for a proposed post 16 SEN centre
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: Blackburn Central;
Lead officer: PMO Growth
Notice of decision: 22/11/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/08/2024 - Blackburn Business Innovation District - Skills and Education Campus (Phase 1)
Approval for capital funding together with consultant and contractor appointments required to progress the Project
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: Blackburn Central;
Lead officer: PMO Growth
Notice of decision: 21/08/2024
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Confidential financial information
17/11/2023 - Irrecoverable Debts
To seek approval to the write off of
irrecoverable debts.
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision due date: 12/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Dean Langton
Notice of decision: 17/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open