Planning application
1st, 2nd, 3rd Floor Thwaites House Railway Road Blackburn BB1 5AX
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to 18 self-contained flats (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 10/25/1167
Application record
- Reference
- 10/25/1167
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Granted As published: FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval is Given
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BB1 5AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Blackburn with Darwen
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25 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval is Given
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27 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Blackburn with Darwen granted permission on 5 June 2026, 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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