286/292 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY1 6EY

Planning appeal 3322428 at 286/292 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY1 6EY (Blackpool Borough Council) was allowed on 14 March 2024 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would undermine the Council's regeneration objectives for the borough, including the vitality and viability of the designated centres of the retail hierarchy.

Proposed single storey rear store extension to form secure store for non-food utensils and equipment essential for running of the business. Accessed by single internal door. Remaining yard/escape routes fully maintained

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Other minor developments
Inspector: Brook S
Postcode: FY1 6EY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would undermine the Council's regeneration objectives for the borough, including the vitality and viability of the designated centres of the retail hierarchy
The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of No 7 Ward Street with specific regard to outlook

What decided it

The small scale of the extension to an existing restaurant use, combined with the impracticality of relocation and the absence of material harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the sequential test concern.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS4Policy CS7Policy DM17Policy DM20
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 91

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