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53-55 Darwen Street Blackburn BB2 2BL

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/22/0978 Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Proposed Change of Use of Upper Floors from Offices (Class E) to 2 no. Self-Contained Flats (C3) including Alterations to Rear External Staircase

As published by the council, reference 10/22/0978

Application record

Reference
10/22/0978
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Permits
Received
17 Oct 2022
Validated
18 Oct 2022
Decided
14 Mar 2023
Ward
Blackburn Central
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB2 2BL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2022

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 18 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Permits

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 14 March 2023, 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.

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