207-209 Duckworth Street Darwen BB3 1AU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first floor to create new two bedroom flat (Use Class C3) and external alterations to side elevation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £145,000 in July 2017. Other property, leasehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Blackburn
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- BB3 1AU
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Darwen East
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Holden Lancashire Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Blackburn in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackburn decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Blackburn is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #90 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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