Planning application
7 Ainsworth Court Ainsworth Close Darwen BB3 2UN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use apartment (Use Class C3a) to Supported Living (Use Class C2) for a young person aged 16+
As published by the council, reference 10/26/0164
Application record
- Reference
- 10/26/0164
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Grant
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Darwen West
- Parish
- Darwen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BB3 2UN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Blackburn with Darwen
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27 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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