New Victoria Centre Blackburn College Blakey Moor Blackburn BB2 1LH

10/22/0913Listed Building ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 18 November 2022

Council decision: ConsentPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Comprehensive refurbishment and partial remodelling of the Grade II listed Victoria Building to address minor changes to the elevations and roof and internal alterations

Received: 20 September 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Ward: Blackburn Central

ReceivedReceived20 Sep
ValidatedValidated22 Sep
Consult.Consultation18 Nov
TargetTarget Date1 Nov
DecidedDecided18 Nov

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at New Victoria Centre Blackburn College Blakey Moor Blackburn BB2 1LH. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 106 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 10 days longer than Blackburn with Darwen's typical decision time. The site is in the Northgate conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Blackburn Central. We hold 565 applications in total for the BB2 postcode area.

97% of heritage 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

Postcode: BB2 1LH
Application type: Listed Building Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Blackburn

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 September 2022
Consultation expiry: 18 November 2022
Consultation start: 22 September 2022
Consultation end: 18 November 2022
Last date for comments: 13 October 2022
Target decision date: 1 November 2022
Committee meeting: 17 November 2022
Application expires: 15 November 2022
Permission expires: 18 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 54 days

Publicity

First advertised: 28 September 2022

Additional information

Documents: 52

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: NorthgatePart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: College of Technology and DesignOn this 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Blackburn with Darwen

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