388 Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4LP

Planning appeal 3339071 at 388 Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4LP (Blackpool Borough Council) was decided (invalid) on 15 August 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the original 2003 planning permission for use class A3 is still extant, given the dispute over whether the premises were implemented as a café or hot food takeaway and whether the use subsequently changed to a sandwich shop (A1) under permitted development rights.

use of premises within use class A3 (food and drink) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 03/0436 dated 27 June 2003

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Hughes L
Postcode: FY4 4LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the original 2003 planning permission for use class A3 is still extant, given the dispute over whether the premises were implemented as a café or hot food takeaway and whether the use subsequently changed to a sandwich shop (A1) under permitted development rights

What decided it

The conflicting evidence regarding whether the premises benefited from a lawful use as a hot food takeaway under the 2003 permission meant the Inspector could not determine a section 73 appeal without first establishing the lawful use through a Certificate of Lawfulness application.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Local Plan Policy E13

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