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26/0387 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Temporary change of use of land for the siting of an open air ice rink structure, Including the temporary erection of a single storey "ice skate rental and changing room" building and single storey "food kiosk" building, for the period of 15 november 2026 to 6 january 2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Fylde Planning Committee on 2 Sept 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application sought a temporary open air ice rink, with a skate rental and changing room building and a food kiosk, for 15 November 2026 to 6 January 2027.
  • Planning permission was granted, on the basis the development was only supported as a temporary use of the site.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, the decision and the conditions attached to the approval. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Fylde's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

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.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lytham Heritage Centre, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area about 343 m away: Ribble & Alt Estuaries; SSSI about 343 m away: Ribble Estuary SSSI; Inside the Lytham St Anne's built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Fylde
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
FY8
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Lytham West
Parish
Lytham
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Creative SPARC Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 7 days slower than Fylde's median of 65 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
25 Jun 2026
Committee
2 Sept 2026
Fylde
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#130 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Fylde ranks #184 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fylde decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #11 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #17 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #184 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #220 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
28 decided
422
Total decisions
16 refused in the year to March 2026