29-31 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/0555 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of vertical tiles to ground floor shop front columns and installation of new main entrance door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
8 Aug 2025
✓
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
✓
Approved
25 Sept 2025

Approved on 25 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Town Centre 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Grand Theatre, Grade II*, 32 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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 2 November 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
FY1 1HJ
Received
1 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Ward
Talbot
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
25 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Firstplan
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Blackpool's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14195841
Planning Portal ref
PP-14195841
Neighbours
11 Aug 2025
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Comments by
1 Sept 2025
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

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.