7 The Larches Blackburn BB1 6PR

1. 30 Aug 2024

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 3 Sep 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 5 The Larches BLACKBURN BB1 6PR

  10/17/1502 Submitted 15 Dec 2017 14m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion including alteration to front elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension
  Small domestic

• 7 Chestnut Garden Blackburn BB1 6PS

  10/21/0465 Submitted 4 May 2021 40m away

  Retrospective planning application for larger front porch

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Chestnut Gardens Blackburn BB1 6PS

  10/21/0357 Submitted 7 Apr 2021 45m away

  Erection of porch to front

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Chestnut Gardens Blackburn BB1 6PS

  10/22/1124 Submitted 29 Nov 2022 45m away

  Erection of single storey rear infill extension and single storey outbuilding with flat roof (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Copse Close Blackburn BB1 6NJ

  10/17/0140 Submitted 14 Feb 2017 54m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Chestnut Gardens Blackburn BB1 6PS

  10/14/1134 Submitted 23 Oct 2014 60m away

  Erection of a detached garage

  Refused Full applications 24 docs

• 10/26/0402 Granted

  The Nook 1 Hill Street Edgworth Bolton BL7 0BF

  Conversion of garage to habitable room

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0517 Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Arkwright Court Commercial Road Blackburn Interchange J4/M65 Darwen BB3 0FG

  Use of property as Aesthetics Medical Facility (Use Class E(e))

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0515 Awaiting decision

  Land at Whalley Old Road (located to the East of the existing bus turning area), and directly serving the new Vistry/Bovis housing development (currently under phased construction) Blackburn

  The construction of a new 4-arm roundabout - the Eastern and Western arms will re-align the existing Whalley Old Road, the Northern arm will serve the future North East Blackburn Development and the Southern arm will serve the adjacent housing site which is currently under construction - and widening and drainage works to the existing access road to the north of Whalley Old Road

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0511 Awaiting decision

  12 Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4PN

  Use of property by the Ministry of Justice's Probation Accommodation Programme for up to three adults (Use Class C2)

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0296 Granted

  Chingles Tockholes Road Tockholes Darwen BB3 0LU

  Erection of larger rear dormer replacing existing rear dormer extension

  25 Mar 2026 Lawful development