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Allowed18 February 20253346827

The Swan Public House , 542 Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2JR

Planning appeal 3346827 at The Swan Public House , 542 Bolton Road, Darwen, BB3 2JR (Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) was allowed on 18 February 2025 by Inspector Duff N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with regard to the provision of parking for delivery vehicles.

Change of use from a former public house with ancillary first floor residential accommodation (sui generis) to retail class (e) with first floor ancillary residential use

Authority
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Duff N
Postcode
BB3 2JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with regard to the provision of parking for delivery vehicles

What decided it

The scale of the proposed convenience store would generate deliveries comparable to the former public house use, and adequate on-street parking and public transport access are available nearby, such that the proposal would not result in unacceptable harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DM29DM34
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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