236-238 Fleetwood Road, Blackpool, FY5 1NL Data via plota.co.uk

26/0137 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of vehicle wash bay and reconfiguration of site layout to provide additional parking bays following partial demolition of existing building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Consultation
21 Apr 2026
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction - C3 to C4 HMO · Article 4 Direction - Locally Listed buildings. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Blackpool built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Blackpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
FY5 1NL
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Norbreck
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Prospects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 137 days from validation, 82 days slower than Blackpool's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 80% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
88decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Blackpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackpool decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14741499
Neighbours
21 Apr 2026
Consultation
21 Apr 2026
Comments by
18 May 2026
Site or press notice
27 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Blackpool
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#204 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Blackpool ranks #101 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Blackpool is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Blackpool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #232 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #285 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #101 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #169 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
19 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
41 decided
351
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026