Planning appeal decision
20 Bairstow Street, Blackpool, FY1 5BN
Planning appeal 3276007 at 20 Bairstow Street, Blackpool, FY1 5BN (Blackpool Borough Council) was allowed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers.
Change of use from a hotel (C1) to 6 self-contained holiday apartments (Serviced Accommodation) Sui Generis
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- FY1 5BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The nature of the accommodation as short-term holiday use, combined with the high quality of the internal layouts and finishes, justified a flexible approach to space standards and supported a finding that satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13Policy CS7Policy CS12Policy CS23Policy HN5Policy BH3
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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