2 Devonport Road, Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, BB2 1EJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Confirmation that the use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) for supported living for up to two young persons, 16+, together as a single household and receiving care (Use Class C3b) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 21% 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
- 30 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.
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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