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1 Laycock Gate, Blackpool, FY3 8BJ

23/0485Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 March 2024

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

External alterations to inlcude new shop front and use of premises as altered within Use Class E.

Received
29 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Brunswick
Agent
Abbot Hull Associates
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.25 Jul
  4. Target24 Aug
  5. Decided1 Mar

Decided in 246 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 LAYCOCK GATE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8BJ. Blackpool has handled 441 applications of this type. This one was decided in 246 days, 27 weeks longer than Blackpool's typical decision time. The site is in the Penrith conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Brunswick. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
FY3 8BJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2023
Consultation expiry
25 July 2023
Consultation start
4 July 2023
Consultation end
25 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start
4 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end
25 July 2023
Last date for comments
24 August 2023
Target decision date
24 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Abbot Hull Associates
Agent address
15 Alpic Drive, Blackpool, FY5 1QB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
25 July 2023
Site notice end
25 July 2023

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
11

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.

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