34 King Edward Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9TA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0162 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Use of premises as a single private dwelling house (Use Class C3). (Retrospective Application) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
26 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
6 May 2026
✓
Consultation
7 May 2026
✗
Refused
1 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Direction - C3 to C4 HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
Inside the Blackpool 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. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £140,000 in February 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

12 February 2021£140,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
9 May 2003£122,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area276 m² (2,971 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 73)
UseC1 Hotels
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Blackpool - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Blackpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
FY2 9TA
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Warbreck
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
HOMZ UK
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 26% of changes of use here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14805578
Planning Portal ref
PP-14805578
Neighbours
7 May 2026
Consultation
7 May 2026
Comments by
28 May 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.