Marine Hall The Esplanade Fleetwood Lancashire FY7 6HF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Creation of an outdoor decked seating area with associated stepped access and ramp, external alterations to Promenade facing elevation of Hall to create a new entrance and window openings with retractable awning to support the provision of a cafe at Marine Hall. Extension to existing WC block and creation of new rear entrance lobby within the colonnade, alongside associated refurbishment works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Consultation
12 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Fleetwood conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Fleetwood
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Special protection area about 83 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 83 m away: Wyre Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 110 m away: The Mount including surrounding cobble wall; National infrastructure project about 1462 m away: Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas Storage; Inside the Fleetwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Wyre
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
FY7 6HF
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Pharos
Parish
Fleetwood Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cassidy + Ashton Group Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 10 days slower than Wyre's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wyre in the last twelve months, from validation. Wyre decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14924279
Planning Portal ref
PP-14924279
Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wyre
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#288 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wyre is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #272 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wyre decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #243 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #228 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #272 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #281 of 296
56%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
52 decided
539
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026