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Quashed On Legal Grounds1 September 20253350901

6A Dean Street, Blackpool, FY4 1AU

Planning appeal 3350901 at 6A Dean Street, Blackpool, FY4 1AU (Blackpool Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 1 September 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).

Increase in footprint of property, installation of new shop-front and increase in roof height to restaurant building (formerly fish and chip shop, now renamed 'Catch')

Authority
Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
FY4 1AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
  • Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
  • Whether planning permission should be granted for the matters set out in the enforcement notice (ground a)

What decided it

The reconstructed and extended restaurant building, whilst capable of minor design improvements, adequately meets the design guidance in the local plan policies and represents an acceptable and improved addition to the street scene.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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