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Phase 2 Former Sappi Paper Mill Livesey Branch Road Lancashire Feniscowles BB2 5HX

Awaiting decision Blackburn with Darwen 10/18/1191 Full Planning Application

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction of a new access road; The creation of a new river channel; Diversion of the River Roddlesworth into the newly created channel; Opening up (removal of the roof) of the existing culvert and subsequent infilling; Demolition on an existing building; Creation of a retaining wall to stabilise the rock face which forms the eastern boundary of the woodland, Creation of a new road bridge over the new river channel; and creation of two new ponds/settling lagoons/attenuation features and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 10/18/1191

Application record

Reference
10/18/1191
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
REGISTERED
Received
13 Dec 2018
Validated
8 Jan 2019
Ward
Livesey With Pleasington
Parish
Livesey
Postcode
BB2 5HX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Dec 2018

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 8 Jan 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 March 2019, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Blackburn with Darwen took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

30 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Blackburn with Darwen for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Blackburn with Darwen decided full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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