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Planning appeals in Blackpool Council

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Blackpool Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 227 planning appeals in Blackpool Council since 2016, of which 27% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 25 decisions, 16% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 22 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

235

appeals on record since 2016

27%

of decided appeals allowed

22 wks

median receipt to decision

25

decisions in the last 12 months, 16% allowed

By appeal type

Householder48 decided
29% allowed
Minor112 decided
30% allowed
Major3 decided
33% allowed
Commercial19 decided
26% allowed
Enforcement32 decided
9% allowed
Other18 decided
22% allowed
Not classified3 decided
0% allowed

By procedure

Written representations222 decided
26% allowed
Hearings8 decided
25% allowed
Inquiries5 decided
20% allowed

Latest decisions in Blackpool Council

  1. Dismissed13 August 2026· householder6008821
    157 Clifton Drive, Blackpool, FY4 1RU

    construction first floor of side extension, built of existing ground floor extension

  2. Dismissed7 August 20263378234
    Land Adjacent to South Pier, The Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1BB
  3. Dismissed7 August 20263378127
    South Pier, Promenade, Blackpool, FY4 1BB
  4. Notice varied and upheld23 July 2026· enforcement3348067
    51 Charnley Road, Blackpool, FY1 4PE

    without planning permission, the material change of use of 51 Charnley Road from a guest-house to a self-contained holiday let

  5. Notice varied and upheld16 July 2026· enforcement3353932
    The Willows, South Side of Worthington Road, Blackpool, Lancs, FY4 5EH

    Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land for residential purposes, the erection of a single storey dwellinghouse, the construction of a hardstanding, structures and equipment associated with the residential development, children’s outdoor play equipment and the siting of touring/static caravan and motorhome vehicles

  6. Notice varied and upheld8 July 2026· enforcement3377202
    302 Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 2EY

    Material change of use of the property from self-contained holiday flats to permanent self-contained residential flats for persons with no other place of abode

  7. Dismissed17 June 2026· householder6002541
    48 Beechfield Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 9JH

    erection of hip-to-gable loft conversion with a rear dormer

  8. Dismissed17 June 2026· householder6002536
    50 Beechfield Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 9JH

    erection of hip-to-gable loft conversion with a rear dormer

  9. Notice upheld2 June 2026· enforcement3376436
    Kings Court Hotel, 34 King Edward Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9TA

    without planning permission, the material change of use of the property from a hotel to a house in multiple occupation (“HMO”)

  10. Notice upheld2 June 2026· enforcement3367142
    5 England Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 9JG

    without planning permission, the material change of use of 3 England Avenue from a single private dwellinghouse, to a self-contained holiday let

  11. Notice upheld2 June 2026· enforcement3367141
    3 England Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 9JG

    without planning permission, the material change of use of 3 England Avenue from a single private dwellinghouse, to a self-contained holiday let

  12. Dismissed2 June 20266005551
    103-105 Warley Road, Blackpool, FY1 2RW

    external alterations including erection of canopy to rear, blocking up of storage room side elevation access, and application of render to all elevations and use as altered as a retail unit at ground floor with ancillary office and storage room at first floor and storage building to rear

  13. Allowed29 May 2026· minor6006992
    40 Bolton Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6AE

    use of the property as serviced holiday accommodation

  14. Dismissed22 May 2026· minor6006658
    173-175 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3NX

    conversion of ground floor into 1 x one bedroom flat

  15. Dismissed6 May 2026· householder6005093
    58 Lawson Road, Blackpool, FY3 9TD

    Erection of two storey bay windows to front elevation

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.