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Dismissed22 May 20266006658

173-175 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3NX

Planning appeal 6006658 at 173-175 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3NX (Blackpool Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether internal works carried out prior to the submission of the application amount to the commencement of development for the purposes of paragraph W(11) of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

conversion of ground floor into 1 x one bedroom flat

Authority
Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Caines A
Postcode
FY1 3NX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether internal works carried out prior to the submission of the application amount to the commencement of development for the purposes of paragraph W(11) of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

What decided it

The substantial internal reconfiguration works undertaken prior to submission, including physical subdivision and installation of domestic facilities, amounted to commencement of development in breach of paragraph W(11) of the GPDO, preventing reliance on the Class MA permitted development right.

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