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