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The Riverside Branch Road Lower Darwen BB3 0PQ

10/26/0099Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Extension to restaurant to provide private dining room.

Received
4 February 2026
Decision due
25 March 2026
Ward
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 5 March.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at The Riverside Branch Road Lower Darwen BB3 0PQ. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 1,326 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Blackburn South & Lower Darwen. We hold 605 applications in total for the BB3 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
BB3 0PQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blackburn

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2026
Consultation expiry
5 March 2026
Consultation start
12 February 2026
Consultation end
5 March 2026
Last date for comments
5 March 2026
Application expires
8 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Local nature reserve: River Darwen ParkwayPart of the site

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, 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, 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

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© 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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