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2026/0525/CLUP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of 2 replacement transformers. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 07:02

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Application progress

✓

Received

13 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 1 Dec 2026, from Blackpool's recent lawful development certificates.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

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Also on the record

Conservation area 52 m away: Foxhall; 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 1 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: Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Received: 13 Oct 2026
Validated: 13 Oct 2026
Ward: Bloomfield
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Fitzgerald Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Blackpool usually decides lawful development certificates by day 44.

prediction

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target

76%decided within 8 weeks

80%approved

60decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Dec 2026

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