Former Odeon, Festival Leisure Park, Rigby Road, Blackpool, FY1 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

25/0394 - Cert. of Lawful Development (Existing) Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate to establish that a lawful commencement has been made on the development approved under planning permission ref. (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.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jun 2025
✓
Validated
18 Jun 2025
✓
Approved
25 Jul 2025

Approved on 25 Jul 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
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
Cert. of Lawful Development (Existing)
Postcode
FY1 5EP
Received
3 Jun 2025
Validated
18 Jun 2025
Ward
Bloomfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
25 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Savills (UK) Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 7 days faster than Blackpool's median of 44 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 80% of lawful development certificates here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14061531
Planning Portal ref
PP-14061531
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