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Search the Public Notice PortalA live music venue in a Darwen basement has made a new bid for planning permission to extend its opening hours.
In August, BVSMNT, in the cellar of The Old Co-op bakery, once occupied by Darwen Windows Ltd in the town’s Borough Road, was granted approval to open for three hours extra on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, but not the four hours asked for by its owner.
Now, owner Grant Mizon has repeated his request to planners to allow a later opening for the venue, which can hold 150 people, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays until 3am instead of the currently permitted 2am.
A supporting statement submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Council with the application says: “Following the submission of our previous application, the council granted a variation to allow operation until 2am, rather than the originally requested 3am.
“We have fully complied with this decision at all times and have treated this period as an opportunity to demonstrate our ability to operate responsibly under extended hours.
“Over the past six months, the venue has operated until 2am every Saturday, as well as on occasional Fridays, representing a substantial number of late-night events over a sustained period.
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“Despite this regular and consistent operation, to the best of our knowledge, we have not received any complaints relating to noise, anti-social behaviour, customer dispersal, or any disturbance to neighbouring residents.
“This is a key point of evidence, as it demonstrates not only isolated success, but consistent and repeated responsible operation.
“The frequency of these events provides a robust and reliable indication that the measures we have implemented are effective in practice, even when applied week after week.
“This sustained period of operation moves beyond theoretical mitigation and clearly shows that extended hours do not result in harm to residential amenity.
“The absence of complaints across numerous events strongly indicates that the concerns previously raised have not materialised.
“The success of this extended operation is directly attributable to the robust management strategies we have in place.
“This position is further supported by the fact that our premises licence has already been amended by the Licensing Authority to permit operation until 3am.
“Furthermore, this track record aligns with the wider context of the surrounding area, where other late-night venues operate to similar or later hours without issue,
“In planning terms, the proposal satisfies the key test of safeguarding residential amenity while supporting the vitality of the local night-time economy.”
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