4 Rigby Road, Blackpool, FY1 5DE Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/0090
Council
Blackpool 3.8/10
Date received
14 Feb 2025
Date validated
16 Apr 2025
Postcode
FY1 5DE

Description

Erection of front dormer. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 3

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.
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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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.

Sales history 8

Last sold for £107,000 in November 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

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

25 November 2022£107,000
26 August 2022£87,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 September 2021£110,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
9 July 2018£95,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 December 2017£55,000Flat or maisonette
8 May 2017£52,500Flat or maisonette
4 June 2014£170,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 January 2001£60,000

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

Building

Floor area186 m² (2,002 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (29 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 12 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
BLACKPOOL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD, RIGBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DD
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23/0105
2023 Approved
BLACKPOOL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD, RIGBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DD
Amendment to planning permission 21/1031 to allow alterations to appoved colour scheme, t…
23/0363
2021 Approved
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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.