18 Yorkshire Street, Blackpool, FY1 5BG Data via plota.co.uk

25/0480 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Use of premises as mixed use of hotel and three self-contained serviced visitor accommodation units (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
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Validated
11 Aug 2025
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Consultation
11 Aug 2025
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Approved
31 Oct 2025

Approved on 31 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Foxhall 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £104,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

20 June 2025£104,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 July 2024£97,000Terraced house. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 May 2024£82,000Terraced house. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 October 2009£57,000Terraced house
4 February 2005£110,000Terraced house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Blackpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
FY1 5BG
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Bloomfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
31 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mason and Marlowe Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 25 days slower than Blackpool's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Blackpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackpool decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14148701
Planning Portal ref
PP-14148701
Neighbours
11 Aug 2025
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Comments by
24 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.