64-64A Kay Street Darwen BB3 3EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reduction in area of commercial unit at ground floor and residential unit at first floor to create 2 No. 1 bed residential units resulting in 3 No. 1 bed residential flats Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 12
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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 8 days faster than Blackburn's median of 55 for changes of use. 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
- 11 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 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.
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