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Former Wc Building, Starr Gate Tram Loop, Blackpool, FY4 1SY

21/0717Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 28 October 2021

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

External alterations to include alterations to door and window positions and installation of hardstanding and use of premises as altered as a radio station with cafe facilities.

Received
6 August 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Squires Gate
Agent
PWA Planning
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided28 Oct

Decided in 83 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at FORMER WC BUILDING, STARR GATE TRAM LOOP, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1SY. Blackpool has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Blackpool's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Squires Gate. We hold 216 applications in total for the FY4 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
FY4 1SY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2021
Consultation expiry
1 September 2021
Consultation start
10 August 2021
Consultation end
1 September 2021
Neighbour consultation start
10 August 2021
Neighbour consultation end
1 September 2021
Last date for comments
29 October 2021
Target decision date
29 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
PWA Planning
Agent address
2 Lockside Office Park, Lockside Road, Preston, PR2 2YS

Planning decision

Statutory period
84 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
1 September 2021
Site notice start
11 August 2021
Site notice end
1 September 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10080192
Documents
0
Constraints
16

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+1 more
  • 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.

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