29 Waterloo Road (Victoria Market Offices), Blackpool, FY4 1AD

Proposed Change of Use of Upper Floors from Offices/Storage to C3 two self contained flats

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Manchester S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide an adequate standard of living conditions for future occupiers
The effect of the proposal on the local housing supply

What decided it

The proposal would fail to provide an adequate standard of living accommodation for future occupiers due to poor internal layout, outlook, access and private outdoor space, conflicting with development plan policies requiring high standards of amenity and contributing to an imbalance in the local housing stock.

The re-use of an under-utilised building and negligible contribution to housing supply did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan in the absence of a housing land supply shortfall.

Plan policies cited: Policy HN5, Policy BH3, Policy CS7, Policy CS12, Policy CS13

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