Former Odeon Cinema, Festival Leisure Park, Rigby Road, Blackpool, FY1 5EP Data via plota.co.uk
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 plans list) and condition 6 (materials) attached to planning permission .) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Associated applications 9
Site constraints 3
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How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 8 days slower than Blackpool's median of 44 for amendments. Approved, as 96% of amendments here are.
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Last counted 19 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14086260
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14086260
- Neighbours
- 17 Jun 2025
- Consultation
- 17 Jun 2025
- Comments by
- 9 Jul 2025
- Site or press notice
- 18 Jun 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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ODEON CINEMA, RIGBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5EP
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.
- Received
- 10 Jan 2022
- Decided
- 2 Aug 2022
- Outcome
- Approved