203A Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 5DL Data via plota.co.uk

26/0332 - Certificate of Lawful Development Existing Withdrawn

Proposal

i am using my existing sitting area as a dormitory. A member of the blackpool council informed me that i might need planning permission to use it as a dormitory. i called the blackpool council planning team and they informed me that i do not need one. i was then asked to get a lawful development certificate. so please give me the certificate so that i can show it to the blackpool council Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
24 Jul 2026
−
Withdrawn
24 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction - Promenade · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Conservation area 82 m away: Foxhall; Inside the Blackpool built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing
Postcode
FY1 5DL
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Bloomfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Withdrawn - returned undetermined
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
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