Kingdom Hall Astley Street Darwen BB3 2PT
Pending
10/26/0368
Description
Remove 7no. Ash trees affected by Ash dieback
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
378-380 Bolton Road Darwen BB3 2PS
Change of use of ground floor from commercial unit to dwelling (Use Class C3)
2025
Land situated on Astley Street Darwen
Discharge Condition Nos 4 "materials", 7 "construction environmental management plan", 11…
2024
Approved
Bolton Road Service Station Bolton Road Darwen BB3 2PS
Discharge Condition Nos 4 "works to culvert scheme" and 5 "flood risk assessment" pursuan…
2024
Approved
Land situated on Astley Street Darwen
Erection of 1no. residential self-build dwelling and formation of residents parking area…
2023
Approved
Bolton Road Service Station Bolton Road Darwen BB3 2PS
Demolition of rollover carwash and refurbishment of existing jet wash facilities, to incl…
2019
Approved
Huntington Drive & Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses & Astley Street Darwen
Works as requested in Application
2017
Approved
Land adjacent to 378 Bolton Road Darwen BB3 2QU
Erection of 8 apartments with parking facilities, amenity space, bin store and access fro…
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