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Former Belgrave Mill Bolton Road Darwen

10/26/0123Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material AmendmentAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
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Proposal

Variation of Condition No.2 "approved drawings" pursuant to planning application 10/23/1140 "Erection of a new Lidl foodstore (Use Class E(a)) with associated car parking and landscaping" - reduce length of glazed elevation of building by 2m; main entrance doors moved to glazed elevation; reposition building 1m to the north to allow for pedestrian crossing to line in front of the entrance; delivery ramp moved along; south parking area move up by 3m following the store; south retaining wall moved north by 3m; 6 car parking spaces lost following the slight increase in footprint of store building; increase in GIA from 2,174sqm to 2,203sqm and minor alterations to internal floorspace areas, including a reduction in sales area of 65sqm from 1,457sqm to 1,392sqm.

Received
13 February 2026
Decision due
1 May 2026
Ward
Darwen West
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Former Belgrave Mill Bolton Road Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen has handled 331 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Darwen West.

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Application details

Application type
Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Darwen

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 March 2026
Consultation start
26 February 2026
Consultation end
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026
Application expires
15 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
79 days

Publicity

First advertised
27 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Darwen Town CentreNext to the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Belgrave ChapelOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Belgrave Mill, DarwenRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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