5 GORDALE CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LN
Registered
26/0160
Description
Erection of a single storey rear extension
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
JD SPORTS GYM, VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4XW
Use of premises as a fitness club (Use Class D2) with ancillary retail of sports equipmen…
2021
Refused
THE WOODMAN CENTRE, BUILDING 2, 260 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4ND
Use of premises for beauty treatment with ancillary training facilities.
2021
Refused
THE WOODMAN CENTRE, BUILDING 2, 260 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4ND
Use of premises for beauty treatment and a training facility.
2019
Refused
UNIT 2, WOODMAN CENTRE, VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4ND
Use of premises as a tanning salon.
2017
Approved
2 GORDALE CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LN
Erection of single storey rear extension.
2017
Approved
15 GORDALE CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LN
Erection of conservatory to rear elevation
2017
Approved
354 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4ND
Erection of detached wooden outbuilding with associated decking in rear garden.
2016
Approved
15 GORDALE CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LN
Erection of a single storey side extension to form a store.
Blackpool
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#195 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Blackpool is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #83 out of 292. Blackpool is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Blackpool decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #239 of 292
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #285 of 292
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #83 of 292
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #161 of 292
65%
Minor dwellings approved
23 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
38 decided
349
Total decisions
62 refused in 2025