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Former Market Site, Land Bounded by Brown Street, Ainsworth Street and Penny Street, Blackburn

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/24/0595 Full Planning Application/Outline Planning Application

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

Proposal

Hybrid Application; Full application for Building One (Use Class F1 for the provision of education, with ancillary Use Classes E(b)(café) and E(g) offices) and accompanying service areas, changes to the road layout, reconfiguration of taxi pick-up/drop off, flood attenuation basins, surrounding public realm and landscaping, and relocation of existing café unit; and Outline application, including access, landscaping and layout, with appearance and scale matters reserved, for Building Two (Use Classes F1/E(g) - education and/or offices/research and development with ancillary Use Classes, E(a) retail, E(b)(café)) and new free-standing café unit.

As published by the council, reference 10/24/0595

Application record

Reference
10/24/0595
Type
Full Planning Application/Outline Planning Application
Status
Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Granted As published: Permits
Received
26 Jun 2024
Validated
27 Jun 2024
Decided
20 Sep 2024
Ward
Blackburn Central
Parish
Blackburn
Decision by
Planning and Highways Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2024

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 27 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Permits

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

71 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 20 September 2024, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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