12 Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4PN

1. 2 Jun 2026

   Received by Blackburn with Darwen

2. 10 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 August 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 lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Corner of Bentham Rd & Beverley St Mill Hill Blackburn BB2 4PW

  10/13/0913 Submitted 10 Oct 2013 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2No Apartments

  Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Demolition 33 docs
  Several homes

• Kings Inn Kings Bridge Street Blackburn BB2 4PL

  10/14/1335 Submitted 30 Dec 2014 100 yards away

  Change of use of Former Public House (Use Class A4) to 3 No. One Bedroom Flats and 1 No. Two Bedroom Flat (Use Class C3)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 21 docs

• 19 Brothers Street Blackburn BB2 4PR

  10/21/0400 Submitted 19 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Double storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 2 Croftwood Terrace Brothers Street Blackburn BB2 4UE

  10/21/0561 Submitted 27 May 2021 300 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 133 Kings Road BLACKBURN BB2 4PY

  10/18/0032 Submitted 11 Jan 2018 350 yards away

  Change of use from a dwellinghouse to 2 no. self-contained flats (retrospective).

  Granted Full applications New dwelling
  Domestic

• 133 Kings Road Blackburn BB2 4PY

  10/14/0574 Submitted 5 Jun 2014 350 yards away

  Retrospective application for Change of Use from A2 (Doctors Surgery and Ancillary Living) to C3 (2 no. Self Contained Flats).

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 22 docs

• 10/26/0402 Granted

  The Nook 1 Hill Street Edgworth Bolton BL7 0BF

  Conversion of garage to habitable room

  Received 27 Apr, published by the council 27 Aug 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))

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 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

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0296 Granted

  Chingles Tockholes Road Tockholes Darwen BB3 0LU

  Erection of larger rear dormer replacing existing rear dormer extension

  Received 25 Mar, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 10/26/0443 Awaiting decision

  310 Bolton Road Blackburn BB2 4HY

  Change of use of retail unit from Class E(a) to Use Class E(b)

  Received 12 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development