79 Northgate Blackburn BB2 1AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and removal of Condition 4 (New Door Details), pursuant to planning application 'Change of use of former wine bar into caf? (use class E(b)) at ground floor level and office (use class E(g) on the first floor level with the installation of a kitchen extraction flue and modification of the shop front to provide a second access door serving the first floor office' - allow for the retention of aluminium shop front and doors Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved in the week of 16 Mar 2026 · Planning and Highways Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Blackburn Planning and Highways Committee on 19 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the heritage harm was limited and outweighed by public benefits, subject to conditions.
- The heritage adviser objected, while ward councillors had no objections and no public responses were received.
- The committee granted permission subject to the conditions in the director’s report.
Source: Plota analysis of Blackburn's committee minutes of 19 Mar 2026.
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
Part of
Conditions variation sought for 2, 4
- VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and removal of Condition 4 (New Door Details)…This application10/25/1362
Site constraints 3
Show all 7 with distances
- 17 mCentral Police Station and Court HouseGrade II
- 67 mKing Georges HallGrade II
- 89 mThe Cotton ExchangeGrade II
- 125 mCollege of Technology and DesignGrade II
- 134 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Opposite King Georges HallGrade II
- 147 mTextile MuseumGrade II
- 149 m1-21, Richmond TerraceGrade II
Checked on 18 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 1
Last sold for £170,000 in July 2024. Other property, freehold.
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
- Variation/Removal of Condition/Minor Material Amendment
- Postcode
- BB2 1AA
- Received
- week of 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Blackburn Central
- Parish
- Blackburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision
- PERMITS
- Decision date
- week of 16 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Planning and Highways Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Younus Khan
- Freehold owner
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 19 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 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.
Freehold owner: 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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79 Northgate Blackburn BB2 1AA
Change of use former wine bar into café (Use Class E(b)) at ground floor level and office (Use Class E(g)) on the first floor with the installation of a kitchen extraction flue and modification of the shop front to provide a second access door serving the first-floor office
- Received
- 18 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2025
- Outcome
- Approved