35 Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 1AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/0446 - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Installation of new shop front including separate access to first floor, removal of rear external staircase and door, and use of front part of first floor as a self-contained serviced holiday flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Blackpool's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 2

2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction - C3 to C4 HMO · Article 4 Direction - Locally Listed buildings. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 September 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 2

Last sold for £1,700,000 in April 1996. Detached house, freehold.

14 February 2025£465,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
9 April 1996£1,700,000

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
FY4 1AD
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Waterloo
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Development Control Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keystone Design Associates Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Blackpool usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
11%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104289
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 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.