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26/0407 - Cert. of Lawful Use (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Installation of roof mounted solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Marton Moss 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Blackpool
Application type
Cert. of Lawful Use (Proposed)
Postcode
FY4 5EH
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Stanley
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
AF Planning & Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 24 days faster than Blackpool's median of 42 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 80% of lawful development certificates here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
40decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Blackpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackpool decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104618
Consultation
5 Aug 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

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