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137 Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8LZ

20/0139Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 7 April 2020

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey rear/side extension with rear balcony to contain a garage at ground floor and a single storey rear/side extension to contain a swimming pool following demolition of existing conservatory, store, aviary, and detached garage.

Received
26 February 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Layton
Agent
APM DESIGN LTD
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 137 NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8LZ. Blackpool has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Blackpool's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Layton. We hold 461 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 8LZ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2020
Consultation expiry
19 March 2020
Consultation end
19 March 2020
Neighbour consultation start
27 February 2020
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2020
Last date for comments
23 April 2020
Target decision date
23 April 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
APM DESIGN LTD
Agent address
The Studio, 2 - 4 Knott Street, Darwen, BB3 2RN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
19 March 2020
Site notice end
19 March 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08481034
Documents
18
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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. 2022
    22 Jun

    Amendment to planning permission 20/0139

    RefusedNon-material amendmentAmendment22/0515
  2. 2020
    26 Feb

    Erection of a two-storey rear/side extension with rear balcony to contain a garage at ground floor and a…

    This applicationApprovedFull20/0139

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