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24 Parkes Way Blackburn BB2 4FH

Refused Blackburn with Darwen 10/23/0178 Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Use of a C3a dwelling for a childrens home for a maximum of three children, with three carers with two carers sleeping overnight, working on a rota basis (C2)

As published by the council, reference 10/23/0178

Application record

Reference
10/23/0178
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refuses
Received
1 Mar 2023
Validated
3 Mar 2023
Decided
11 Apr 2023
Ward
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB2 4FH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Mar 2023

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 3 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuses

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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