GFW Limited (The Furniture Warehouse) Waterside Business Park Johnson Road Waterside Darwen BB3 3RT

1. 20 Apr 2026

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 11 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Blackburn with Darwen took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Blackburn with Darwen for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Blackburn with Darwen decided full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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