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Former Sappi Paper Mill Livesey Branch Road Feniscowles BB2 5HX

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/15/0496 Outline Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline planning permission with all matters reserved save for access for a mixed use development of a maximum of the following: 500 dwellings, 3,224m2 of B1a employment use, 9,192m2 of B1c employment use, 333m2 of A1 commercial use, 1,110m2 community building, structural planting and landscaping, informal open space and associated ancillary works

As published by the council, reference 10/15/0496

Application record

Reference
10/15/0496
Type
Outline Planning Application
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Permits
Received
15 May 2015
Validated
24 Jun 2015
Decided
19 Nov 2015
Ward
Livesey With Pleasington
Parish
Livesey
Decision by
Planning and Highways Committee
Postcode
BB2 5HX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2015

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 24 Jun 2015

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Nov 2015

    Decision issued: Permits

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

275 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 19 November 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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