38 Spring Vale Garden Village Darwen BB3 2HJ

1. 17 Mar 2026

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 25 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 May 2026

   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

• 74, Spring Vale Garden Village Darwen BB3 2HS

  10/21/0666 Submitted 22 Jun 2021 110m away

  Erection of Single Storey Rear Extension 4.00m from rear wall, Max Height: 3.26m, Max Height: 2.47m

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Greenfield Farm Cranberry Lane Darwen BB3 2HF

  10/14/0100 Submitted 5 Feb 2014 123m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~29 Apr

  Discharge of condition 4 and confirmation all other conditions have been discharged on planning application 10/08/0339

  Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs

• 29 Greenfield Street Darwen BB3 2HH

  10/21/0388 Submitted 13 Apr 2021 180m away

  Side two storey extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs

• Kirkhams Farm Cranberry Lane Darwen BB3 2HL

  10/23/0150 Submitted 22 Feb 2023 216m away

  Change of use of barn to dwelling house, erection of single storey rear extension with balcony over and new open sided porch to side elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 21 Cumberland Close Darwen BB3 2TR

  10/22/1148 Submitted 5 Dec 2022 232m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 34 Hampden Avenue Darwen Lancashire BB3 2HB

  10/24/0723 Submitted 1 Aug 2024 294m away

  Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of double storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 10 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