Developers' appeal to convert the mothballed Odeon cinema into a self-storage unit has been rejected by a planning inspector, leaving the future of the site uncertain.
A bid to convert Blackpool 's mothballed Odeon cinema into a self-storage unit has failed - after an appeal by developers was rejected.
But town hall planners refused to grant permission for the change of use, with their decision now upheld by an independent planning inspector following a planning appeal hearing held at Blackpool Town Hall on September 4. A decision published by planning inspector M. Ollerenshaw says he cannot be satisfied “there is no prospect of the unit being used for leisure purposes or that the proposed use is the only viable one”.
The inspector threw out the appeal and concluded it would “be contrary to the council’s regeneration objectives.”
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