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Layton Institute, Westcliffe Drive, Blackpool, FY3 7HG

14/0465Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 11 August 2014

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

External alterations include two new doors to rear and provision of 8 car parking spaces to rear and use of ground floor as altered as retail unit (Use Class A1)

Received
13 June 2014
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
6
Ward
Layton
Agent
Bowhill Planning Partnership
  1. Received13 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.17 Jul
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided11 Aug

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at LAYTON INSTITUTE, WESTCLIFFE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7HG. Blackpool has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Blackpool's typical decision time. The site is in the Layton conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Layton. We hold 462 applications in total for the FY3 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Blackpool Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
FY3 7HG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2014
Consultation expiry
17 July 2014
Consultation start
26 June 2014
Consultation end
17 July 2014
Neighbour consultation start
11 May 2015
Neighbour consultation end
17 July 2014
Last date for comments
20 August 2014
Target decision date
20 August 2014
Committee meeting
11 August 2014
Decision issued
13 August 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bowhill Planning Partnership
Agent address
72 Olive Avenue, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3QE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
17 July 2014
Site notice end
17 July 2014

Additional information

Documents
38
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Layton
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction - C3 to C4 HMO
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2014
    13 Jun

    External alterations include two new doors to rear and provision of 8 car parking spaces to rear and use of…

    This applicationRefusedFull14/0465
  2. 2014
    13 Jun

    Erection of 5 two-storey dwellinghouses with associated car parking and access from Granby Avenue.

    RefusedOutline Planning PermissionFiled alongside14/0467

Source: Blackpool

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