36 Lapwing Lane Darwen BB3 2FQ
Pending
10/26/0334
Description
Conversion of garage to habitable room
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Conversion of roof from hip to gable and erection of rear dormer
19 Plover Crescent Darwen BB3 2FP
Conversion of garage to habitable room
12 Curlew Grove Darwen BB3 2FN
Proposed single storey rear extension
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
10 Lapwing Lane Darwen BB3 2FQ
Single storey rear extension
2022
Approved
6 Lapwing Lane Darwen BB3 2FQ
Conversion of existing integral garage into habitable space with new window in existing g…
2022
Approved
7 Cuckoo Close Darwen BB3 2FL
Erection of single storey summerhouse in rear garden
2022
Withdrawn
7 Cuckoo Close Darwen BB3 2FL
Variation of Condition No 19 pursuant to planning application 10/17/1313 "Residential dev…
2021
Approved
9 Lapwing Lane Darwen BB3 2FQ
Conversion of existing double garage into office space including replacement of existing…
2020
Approved
2 Lapwing Lane Darwen BB3 2FQ
Proposed rear extension (to amend plot 27)
Blackburn
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Blackburn is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #47 out of 292. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Blackburn decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #30 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 292
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #47 of 292
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #114 of 292
89%
Minor dwellings approved
36 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
60 decided
500
Total decisions
28 refused in 2025