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15 Richmond Terrace Blackburn

10/23/1000Listed Building ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 5 January 2024

Council decision: ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of existing office building (Class E 'G') to 4 No. residential flats (C3)

Received
13 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blackburn Central
  1. Received13 Nov
  2. Validated15 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided5 Jan

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 15 Richmond Terrace Blackburn. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 106 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Blackburn with Darwen's typical decision time. The site is in the Richmond Terrace conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Blackburn Central.

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

Application type
Listed Building Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blackburn

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 November 2023
Consultation expiry
5 January 2024
Consultation start
15 November 2023
Consultation end
5 January 2024
Last date for comments
6 December 2023
Target decision date
26 December 2023
Application expires
9 January 2024
Permission expires
5 January 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

First advertised
20 November 2023

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    6 Oct

    Change of use of existing office building (Class E 'G') to 4 No. residential flats (C3)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application10/23/0881
  2. 2022
    16 Mar

    Change of use of existing listed office building (Class E, (g) to single dwelling house (C3)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application10/22/0262
  3. 2022
    16 Mar

    Change of use of existing listed office building (Class E, (g) to single dwelling house (C3)

    ApprovedListed building consent10/22/0263
  4. 2021
    11 Jun

    Change of use of existing listed office building (Class E, (g) to residential building (C3). Proposed two…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application10/21/0620
  5. 2021
    11 Jun

    Change of use of existing listed office building (Class E, (g) to residential building (C3). Proposed two…

    WithdrawnListed building consent10/21/0626

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