Planning application
10/25/1285
Unit F Townsmoor Retail Park Great Bolton Street Blackburn BB2 3PX
Proposal
Non-material amendment pursuant to planning application 10/23/0183 "Change of use from Class E (Retail) to a coffee shop / restaurant selling food and drink for consumption on and off the premises (Sui Generis), erection of side extension, construction of a drive-thru lane and associated alterations to the building and elevations, car parking, servicing and landscaping" - omission of the small extension to the existing store; re-orientation of the bin store; introduction of additional glazing and new doors in place of omitted extension; amendments to elevational treatments (new timber cladding, graffiti roundels and corrugated metal finsihes); expanded black mesh canopy over the order and pick up points; provision of an external seating area enclosed by black steel frames and mesh barriers; relocation and increased provision of cycle parking from 3 to 5 stands
As published by the council, reference 10/25/1285
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Blackburn with Darwen
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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