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The Shrine Of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Whinney Heys Road, FY3 8NP And 183 Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8NU

26/0064Refused

Refused on 2 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse

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

Proposal

Erection of a two-storey front and side extension to provide a total of 35 bedrooms, erection of a single storey rear infill extension and provision of additional vehicle and cycle parking and associated hard and soft landscaping works at 183 Newton Drive. Erection of a single storey link extension between 183 Newton Drive and the Grade II* listed Shrine, alterations to hard and soft landscaping, installation of an access ramp and secure gate to side of the Shrine and use of Shrine as part of the hospital facility at 183 Newton Drive and associated works.

Received
4 February 2026
Ward
Layton
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated4 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Sep

Decided in 210 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a side extension at THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES, WHINNEY HEYS ROAD, FY3 8NP AND 183 NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NU. Blackpool has handled 974 applications of this type. This one was decided in 210 days, 22 weeks longer than Blackpool's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

Application details

Postcode
FY3 8NP
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Cygnet Health Care Limited

Company number 02141256

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 Jun 1987 (39 years old)
Nature of business
Hospital activities
Registered office
West Malling

4 other planning applications by this company in Newark and Sherwood, Carlisle and Tameside.

  • 26/00115/PLCOND · Tameside · Hyde Nursing Home Grange Road South Hyde Tameside SK14 5NB
  • 26/01384/DISCON · Newark and Sherwood · Churchfield Care Home Churchfield Drive Rainworth Mansfield NG21 0BJ
  • 26/00964/S73 · Newark and Sherwood · Churchfield Care Home Churchfield Drive Rainworth Mansfield NG21 0BJ
  • 26/0064 · Carlisle · The Village Field, South of Rectory Road, Castle Carrock, Brampton, Carlisle
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Miss C Johnson

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. 2026
    4 Feb

    Erection of a two-storey front and side extension to provide a total of 35 bedrooms, erection of a single…

    This applicationRefusedApplication26/0064
  2. 2026
    4 Feb

    Erection of a link extension between the Grade II* listed Shrine and 183 Newton Drive, alterations to hard…

    RefusedApplicationFiled alongside26/0065

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