Winter Gardens Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0547/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Removal of existing vinyl signage and replacement with a new LED screen to display advertisements of events associated with the Winter Gardens to Coronation Street elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Dec 2026 and 4 Jan 2027, from recent listed building consent across the UK.

Comments are open until 23 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Heritage at risk 70 m away: The Winter Gardens, Adelaide Street, Blackpool; 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
FY1 1HL
Received
27 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Joseph Boniface Architects LTD

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide listed building consent by day 59.

Day 1643 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
28,670decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in Blackpool to go on. Blackpool decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2026
Blackpool
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#204 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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