12 General Street, Blackpool, FY1 1RW Data via plota.co.uk

25/0741 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of single-storey rear extension and use of premises as altered as a single private dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Consultation
21 Oct 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Nov 2026

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 35 m away: Town Centre; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Blackpool built-up area; Air quality management area 72 m away: Blackpool AQMA.
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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £41,500 in September 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

10 September 2025£41,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 July 2019£90,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 November 1996£60,000

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

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Important details

Council
Blackpool
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
FY1 1RW
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Claremont
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted Conditionally
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Homeplan Designs
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 8 days slower 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

1comment received
1 supporting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14405128
Planning Portal ref
PP-14405128
Neighbours
25 Nov 2025
Consultation
21 Oct 2025
Comments by
9 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Jan 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.