Meadowcroft Farm Bury Road Edgworth BL7 0BS
Proposal
Change of Use from Forge to Bed and Breakfast (Holiday Let) accommodation
- Received
- 19 December 2011
- Decided
- 21 February 2012 · Permits
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- North Turton With Tockholes
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Jan
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Feb
Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Meadowcroft Farm Bury Road Edgworth BL7 0BS. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 1,326 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 64 days, 7 days longer than Blackburn with Darwen's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,939 applications in total for the BL7 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202530 Jun
Variation of Condition No.2 "approved drawings" pursuant to planning application 10/23/0380 "Conversion of…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)10/25/0682 - 20235 May
Conversion of agricultural building to holiday accommodation, external alterations to building, retaining…
ApprovedFull Planning Application10/23/0380 - 202223 Dec
Conversion of agricultural building to dwelling C3
WithdrawnFull Planning Application10/22/1221 - 201930 Aug
Sub division of dwelling into 2 Cottages with extensions
WithdrawnListed building consent10/19/0844 - 201930 Aug
Sub division of dwelling into 2 Cottages with extensions
WithdrawnFull Planning Application10/19/0837 - 201826 Oct
New track and access onto Bury Road (retrospective)
ApprovedAmendment10/18/1058 - 20162 Feb
Discharge conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 on planning application 10/15/0908
ApprovedDischarge of conditions10/16/0084 - 201527 Jul
Alterations to an existing agricultural building approved under 10/14/0357
ApprovedAmendment10/15/0908 - 201412 Sep
Discharge of planning conditions 2 and 3 on planning approval 10/14/0357
ApprovedDischarge of conditions10/14/0929 - 201410 Apr
Agricultural Building.
ApprovedFull Planning Application10/14/0357 - 200921 Oct
Proposed Board Sign
ApprovedAdvertisement consent10/09/0955 - 200726 Oct
Extension to approved Bed and Breakfast rooms to provide a kitchen and dining room for use by Bed and…
ApprovedFull Planning Application10/07/1177 - 200614 Aug
Demolition of a range of existing stable buildings and their replacement with 10 new stables, a Blacksmith's…
ApprovedFull Planning Application10/06/0896
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Blackburn with Darwen
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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