85 Withnell Road, Blackpool, FY4 1HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0424 - Full Planning Permission Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of premises as four self-contained serviced holiday flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Blackpool's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Noise assessment Supporting Information · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary flood risk assessment Supporting Information · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Supporting Information · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Management plan Supporting Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG Elevation image (1) Supporting Information · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Elevation image (2) Supporting Information · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project 1870 m away: Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets; 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 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £120,000 in November 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

25 November 2019£120,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
14 June 2006£135,250
16 February 2004£125,000

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

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Other new applications on this street

31 Jul 2026Pending

8 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HF

Use of premises as altered as 7 self-contained serviced holiday flats, following...

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4 Sept 2026Pending

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26/0483
26 Aug 2026Pending

1 MOORE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1DB

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26/0428
26 Aug 2026Pending

35 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1AD

Use of part of rear of ground floor as restaurant and function room.

26/0453
31 Jul 2026Pending

8 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HF

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30 Jul 2026Pending

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Important details

Council
Blackpool
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
FY4 1HE
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Waterloo
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Development Control Committee
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Blackpool usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Blackpool in the last twelve months, from validation. Blackpool decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15093849
Planning Portal ref
PP-15093849
Neighbours
4 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
54 OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
Use of premises as 1no. dwelling
25/0194
2025 Approved
42 OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
Use of premises as 1no. dwelling
25/0202
2024 Approved
FLAGSTAFF GARDENS, OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Erection of 19 shipping containers (part single and part two storey) and use of the land…
24/0210
2025 Refused
60 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Use of premises as 2 self contained permanent residential flats.
25/0039
2023 Withdrawn
76 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Use of ground floor of existing hotel as a restaurant.
23/0886
2022 Approved
FLAGSTAFF GARDENS, PROMENADE/ OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
Erection of 19 shipping containers (part single and part two storey) and use of the land…
22/0506
2022 Approved
82 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
External alterations including demolition of front sun lounge and erection of bay window…
22/0727
2022 Withdrawn
59 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Erection of a single-storey outbuilding, three storey rear extension, external alteration…
22/0543
2021 Withdrawn
75 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
External alterations and creation of one car parking space and use of premises as altered…
21/0101
2021 Refused
50 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Use of premises as six, serviced holiday apartments and one manager/owner accommodation.
21/0148
2020 Approved
63 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
External alterations to include installation of ground floor front bay window, rendering…
20/0357
2020 Approved
53 OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
Change of use of guesthouse to a single dwellinghouse.
20/0654
2019 Approved
LAND BOUNDED BY STATION ROAD AND LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Removal of hoarding and use of land as a car park.
19/0783
2018 Approved
82 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Use of premises as 5 permanent self contained flats.
19/0002
2018 Approved
61 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Removal of sunlounge, reinstatement of front bay and use of premises as altered as 3 self…
18/0415
2018 Approved
35 -37 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Conversion of two hotels into 9 permanent self contained flats and 2 maisonettes, install…
18/0288
2017 Approved
78 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Use of premises as 5 self-contained permanent flats.
17/0754
2016 Refused
49 OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
Use of premises as a single dwellinghouse.
16/0344
2017 Approved
50 OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
Erection of a single storey rear extension to hotel.
17/0279
2016 Approved
56 OSBORNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HQ
External alterations to form new rear doors and use of premises as altered as 2 maisonett…
16/0805
2016 Approved
81 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Use of premises as 3 self-contained permanent flats.
16/0487
2016 Refused
83 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Removal of conditions 2 & 3 attached to planning permission 76/1660 to allow the use of p…
16/0234
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.