Land off Albert Street Hoddlesden

10/18/0326Full Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 16 August 2019

Council decision: PermitsPlanning committee

Proposal

Erection of 14 dwellings

Received: 10 April 2018
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Ward: East Rural

ReceivedReceived10 Apr
ValidatedValidated17 Apr
Consult.Consultation16 Aug
TargetTarget Date16 Aug
DecidedDecided16 Aug

Decided in 486 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land off Albert Street Hoddlesden. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 1,326 applications of this type. This one was decided in 493 days, 63 weeks longer than Blackburn with Darwen's typical decision time. The site is in the Hoddlesden conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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: Large
Number of dwellings: 14
Parish: Darwen

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 April 2018
Consultation expiry: 16 August 2019
Consultation start: 17 April 2018
Consultation end: 16 August 2019
Last date for comments: 16 February 2019
Target decision date: 16 August 2019
Committee meeting: 16 August 2019
Application expires: 16 July 2018
Permission expires: 16 August 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period: 486 days

Publicity

First advertised: 2 February 2019

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Hoddlesden
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, listed buildings, green belt, 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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2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Blackburn with Darwen

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