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160 Heys Lane Blackburn BB2 4NG

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/22/1161 Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

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

Proposal

Change of use from a use as a dwelling with a single person or people living together as a family (Use Class C3a) to use as a dwelling with up to six adults (persons of 18 years and over) living together as a single household and receiving care (Use Class C3b)

As published by the council, reference 10/22/1161

Application record

Reference
10/22/1161
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Grant
Received
8 Dec 2022
Validated
13 Dec 2022
Decided
2 Feb 2023
Ward
Ewood
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB2 4NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2022

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 13 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 2 February 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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