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6 Thorncliffe Drive Darwen

10/12/1035Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 19 December 2012

Council decision: RefusesDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Proposed conservatory

Received
24 October 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Marsh House
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target5 Dec
  5. Decided19 Dec

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a conservatory at 6 Thorncliffe Drive Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Blackburn with Darwen's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

96% of full applications at Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Development type
Class C3 Dwellinghouses
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Darwen

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 2012
Consultation expiry
26 November 2012
Consultation start
5 November 2012
Consultation end
26 November 2012
Last date for comments
26 November 2012
Target decision date
5 December 2012
Application expires
19 December 2012

Planning decision

Statutory period
44 days

Appeal

Appeal date
18 March 2013
Appeal result
APPEAL DISMISSED: When combined with the existing rear extension the proposed conservatory would have a detrimental impact on the living conditions of the occupiers of 8 Thorncliffe Drive, conflicting with Policy H8 of the Local Plan. 10-05-2013

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Blackburn with DarwenNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: Blackburn with Darwen

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