Odeon Cinema, Rigby Road, Blackpool, FY1 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0473 - Removal / Variation of Conditions Registered

Proposal

External alterations including the installation of glazed shopfronts, cladding, render and additional glazing and use of premises as altered as indoor sport, recreation or fitness use (Use Class E(d)) with two food and drink units (Use Class E(b)) to front ground floor. (Application under section 73 of the Planning Act to vary condition 2 (variation of approved site layout plan showing revised EV charging provision) and condition 7, 8, 10 and 11 attached to planning permission , which have previously been amended or discharged.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 2

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Removal / Variation of Conditions
Postcode
FY1 5EP
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Bloomfield
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (UK) Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15184106
Consultation
3 Sept 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