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Upper Floors 1-7 Bolton Road Darwen BB3 1DF

Granted Blackburn with Darwen 10/24/0627 Prior Approval - Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Change of use of first and second floor from commercial, business and service use (Class E) to 6 No. flats (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 10/24/0627

Application record

Reference
10/24/0627
Type
Prior Approval - Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Prior Approval is Given
Received
2 Jul 2024
Validated
5 Jul 2024
Decided
22 Oct 2024
Ward
Darwen East
Parish
Darwen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BB3 1DF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2024

    Received by Blackburn with Darwen

  2. 5 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is Given

  4. 27 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 this grant of permission means

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 22 October 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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