The Spinners, 253 Bolton Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 2PG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of part of the lower ground floor into one self-contained residential apartment, including insertion of windows/glazing within existing original door/window openings. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Blackburn's recent changes of use.
Documents 4
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 17 October 2026. 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 1
Last sold for £100,000 in April 2016. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 63, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Blackburn are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.
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
- 23 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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