2 Croftwood Terrace Brothers Street Blackburn BB2 4UE

1. 27 May 2021

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 28 May 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 19 Brothers Street Blackburn BB2 4PR

  10/21/0400 Submitted 19 Apr 2021 176m away

  Double storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• VRSH Ltd Bonsall Street Blackburn BB2 4DD

  10/20/0124 Submitted 10 Feb 2020 229m away

  Retrospective Application for a Change of Use from former Slaughterhouse (B2) into Storage (B8), Car Breakers (Sui-Generis) and retention of ancillary offices to first floor

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 12 Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4PN

  10/26/0511 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 269m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

  Use of property by the Ministry of Justice's Probation Accommodation Programme for up to three adults (Use Class C2)

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• Corner of Bentham Rd & Beverley St Mill Hill Blackburn BB2 4PW

  10/13/0913 Submitted 10 Oct 2013 278m away

  Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2No Apartments

  Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Demolition 33 docs
  Several homes

• Kings Inn Kings Bridge Street Blackburn BB2 4PL

  10/14/1335 Submitted 30 Dec 2014 334m away

  Change of use of Former Public House (Use Class A4) to 3 No. One Bedroom Flats and 1 No. Two Bedroom Flat (Use Class C3)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 21 docs

• 53 Cherry Lea Blackburn BB2 4ST

  10/18/0344 Submitted 13 Apr 2018 388m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 10/26/0402 Granted

  The Nook 1 Hill Street Edgworth Bolton BL7 0BF

  Conversion of garage to habitable room

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0517 Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Arkwright Court Commercial Road Blackburn Interchange J4/M65 Darwen BB3 0FG

  Use of property as Aesthetics Medical Facility (Use Class E(e))

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0515 Awaiting decision

  Land at Whalley Old Road (located to the East of the existing bus turning area), and directly serving the new Vistry/Bovis housing development (currently under phased construction) Blackburn

  The construction of a new 4-arm roundabout - the Eastern and Western arms will re-align the existing Whalley Old Road, the Northern arm will serve the future North East Blackburn Development and the Southern arm will serve the adjacent housing site which is currently under construction - and widening and drainage works to the existing access road to the north of Whalley Old Road

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0511 Awaiting decision

  12 Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4PN

  Use of property by the Ministry of Justice's Probation Accommodation Programme for up to three adults (Use Class C2)

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0296 Granted

  Chingles Tockholes Road Tockholes Darwen BB3 0LU

  Erection of larger rear dormer replacing existing rear dormer extension

  25 Mar 2026 Lawful development