Dan Whelan
Blackpool Council’s plans to redevelop the 22-acre site of the former school into 176 homes are earmarked for approval for a second time after being deferred more than a year ago due to an objection from Sport England.
The plans, which would result in the loss of playing fields at the Bispham Road site, were opposed by Sport England when the proposal last went before committee in October 2019.
At the time, government agency Sport England said it would withdraw its objection if a “robust and up-to-date needs assessment demonstrates that the playing fields are clearly surplus to community sports needs within the borough”.