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Land At Blackpool Retail Park, Squires Gate Lane, Blackpool

20/0024Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Erection of a "drive-thru" coffee shop building (Use Class A1/A3) with associated infrastructure, including reconfiguration of existing car park and access.

Received
14 January 2020
Decided
2 March 2020 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Stanley
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated17 Jan
  3. Consult.7 Feb
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided2 Mar

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Blackpool86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at LAND AT BLACKPOOL RETAIL PARK, SQUIRES GATE LANE, BLACKPOOL. Blackpool has handled 398 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Blackpool's median. The site is in the Town Centre conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Stanley.

Application Details

Reference
20/0024
Address
LAND AT BLACKPOOL RETAIL PARK, SQUIRES GATE LANE, BLACKPOOL
Local Authority
Blackpool
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Stanley

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Savills
Agent Address
Belvedere, 12 Booth Street, Manchester, M2 4AW

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 January 2020
Consultation Expiry
7 February 2020
Target Decision Date
13 March 2020
Date Decided
2 March 2020
Date Validated
17 January 2020
Date Submitted
14 January 2020
Consultation Start
17 January 2020
Consultation End
7 February 2020
Neighbour Consultation Start
17 January 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
7 February 2020
Last Date for Comments
13 March 2020
Decision Issued
3 March 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
7 February 2020
Site Notice Start
17 January 2020
Site Notice End
7 February 2020

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
4
Documents
0
Constraints
11
Coordinates
53.817944, -3.050981
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Blackpool

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Town Centre
  • 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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