4ever Care Uk Ltd, First Floor, 21A Randal Street, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB1 7HP Data via plota.co.uk

10/26/0861 - Prior Approval - Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change if use of first floor from former office to self-contained apartment (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
week of 28 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Blackburn's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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.

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Important details

Council
Blackburn
Application type
Prior Approval - Commercial/Business/Service to Dwellinghouses
Postcode
BB1 7HP
Received
week of 28 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Khalid Khan Associates

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Blackburn usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
10%go to committee

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
27 Nov 2026
Blackburn
Planning Authority Score
7.2/10
Good
#55 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Blackburn decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #7 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #10 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #90 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #147 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
56 decided
519
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026