Mayat News, 39 Durham Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 1NN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of vacant retail shop premises with ancillary residential (Use Class E (a)) to 2no. self-contained residential apartments (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Blackburn's recent changes of use.
Documents 4
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 15 September 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 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 2
Last sold for £105,000 in December 2019. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 25 of the 56-day target. Blackburn usually decides changes of use by day 55.
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
- 4 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
7 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.
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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Mayat News, 39 Durham Road, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 1NN
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