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261 Whalley Range, Blackburn, BB1 6NN & 83 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 6JZ

10/25/0312Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use of existing retail shop at No 261 Whalley Range to allow for the expansion of existing Restaurant at 83 Whalley New Road (at ground floor only), including installation of new shop front with security shutters, takeaway counter with separate customer access, larger kitchen, store and staff facilities, and enlargement of first floor front window, removal of chimneys, and demolition of existing double storey outrigger to rear, with replacement double storey extension to rear and erection of rear dormer

Received
26 March 2025
Decision due
17 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bastwell & Daisyfield
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated2 May
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 10 February.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 261 Whalley Range, Blackburn, BB1 6NN & 83 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 6JZ. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 1,326 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 March 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Bastwell & Daisyfield. We hold 656 applications in total for the BB1 postcode area.

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

Postcode
BB1 6NN
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blackburn

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 May 2025
Consultation expiry
10 February 2026
Consultation start
2 May 2025
Consultation end
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
10 February 2026
Application expires
26 June 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Blackburn with Darwen

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