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Layton Library, Talbot Road, Blackpool, FY3 7BD

26/0479Approved

Approved on 29 September 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Granted

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

Proposal

Installation of solar PV panels to roof.

Received
28 August 2026
Ward
Layton
  1. Received28 Aug
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Sep

Decided in 26 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at LAYTON LIBRARY, TALBOT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7BD. Blackpool has handled 974 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than Blackpool's typical decision time. The site is in the Layton conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7BD
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Cameron Hirst

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Layton
  • 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Blackpool

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