21-23 (Upper Floors) Railway Road Blackburn BB1 5AX

1. 22 Oct 2024

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 25 Oct 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 13 December 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.

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.

• 15-17 Railway Road Blackburn BB1 5AX

  10/21/0514 Submitted 14 May 2021 17m away

  Replacement fascia and window signs

  Granted Advertising Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 15-17 Railway Road Blackburn BB1 5AX

  10/21/0509 Submitted 14 May 2021 17m away

  Replacement shopfront and the installation of 7 No. AC units

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 3 Railway Road Blackburn BB1 5AX

  10/24/0585 Submitted 25 Jun 2024 33m away

  Change of use of vacant office at third floor to taxi office (Sui Generis)

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 4-6 Railway Road BLACKBURN BB1 5AX

  10/16/0674 Submitted 17 Jun 2016 42m away

  Fit-out of retail unit for use as a butchers' shop including the sale of hot food for take away.

  Granted Full applications 36 docs

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd Floor Thwaites House Railway Road Blackburn BB1 5AX

  10/25/1167 Submitted 10 Nov 2025 46m away

  Change of use to 18 self-contained flats (Use Class C3)

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 18 docs

• The Former Adelphi Hotel 33 Railway Road Blackburn BB1 1EZ

  10/24/0690 Submitted 22 Jul 2024 58m away

  Proposed change of use of existing vacant former public house at ground floor level into 3 no. 1 bed flats (Use Class C3) and conversion of existing vacant basement floor level into 2no. storage units (Use Class B8) with external alterations and replacement steel staircase to rear

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 14 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