Land at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone Airport Access Road From Squires Gate Lane Blackpool FY4 2QS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline application for construction of a mixed use technology exemplar building with a gross internal floor space of up to 3164 square metres incorporating a data centre (use Class B8), research and development (use Class E(g)(II) and office (use Class E(g)(I)) uses including new Access points, plant equipment, car parking and other associated infrastructure (Access applied for with all other matters reserved) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Fylde Planning Committee on 29 Apr 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Outline permission was granted for a mixed-use building of up to 3,164 square metres, including a data centre, research and development space and offices.
- The scale, layout, appearance and landscaping are reserved matters, and the building's height is capped at the level shown on the approved plans.
- A foul and surface water drainage scheme must be approved and built before the building is used, and a district heating feasibility study must be carried out.
Source: Plota analysis of Fylde's committee minutes of 29 Apr 2026.
Documents 52
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 14
Plans & drawings 19
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 14
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 156 days from validation, 42 days slower than Fylde's median of 114 for outline applications. Approved, as 60% of outline applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 7 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 29 Apr 2026
Fylde ranks #184 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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