Council planners have given the development the go ahead once again
The latest set of proposals to convert Blackpool’s former main Post Office into a boutique hotel have got the go ahead. Town hall planners have approved an updated application by Ashall Projects to redevelop the Grade II listed building between Abingdon Street and Edward Street.
Internal and external alterations will be made to both buildings and terraced areas will be provided in the courtyard. Some demolition will be required of the existing fourth floor roof extension to the former sorting office, of a rear staircase enclosure and roof structures to the former Post Office and various other structures in the courtyard.It is the fifth time full planning permission has been granted for the building to be converted to uses including a hotel since it closed in 2007.
In approving the application this time, town hall planners said in their report: “An additional large hotel within the town centre would support other businesses in the area such as shops, restaurants and cafes, leisure facilities, cultural and tourist attractions.
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