9 Rigby Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1
Key Features
- Development Opportunity
- South Shore, Blackpool
- Previously Had Outline Planning Permission for 15 Residential Apartments and 5 Ground Floor Retail Shops
- Excellent Location
- Close to Promenade
- Substantial Detached Property
- Rare Opportunity
- Offered with Vacant Possession
- Total Area of Ground Floor 3,000 sq. ft.
- Viewing Highly Recommended
Description
: *** FOR SALE BY AUCTION *** On behalf of Pattinson Auctions, Kenricks are delighted to offer this rare opportunity to develop this substantial detached property.
This detached property is situated in a prominent corner location just off the promenade at the junction of Rigby Road and Tyldesley Road, Blackpool.
We are informed that the development previously had planning permission for 15 Residential Apartments and 5 Ground Floor Retail Shops.
The premises currently trade as the well known and popular Crazy Scots Bar with a lower ground floor bar called The Sub and a former children's play area with a 3 bed self-contained apartment.
The ground floor area is approximately 3,000 sq. ft and the lower ground floor area is approximately 3,000 sq. ft.
AGENTS NOTES: Existing plans now expired.
Previous plans: Planning application number 11/0061 - Date of application 27/01/11.
Sale subject to the fees, terms and conditions of Pattinson Auctions.
PRICE IS A STARTING BID
VIEWING: By appointment through Kenricks.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-13
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 41% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Blackpool Gateway Academy588 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 287
- Type
- Academy converter
- Revoe Learning Academy604 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 436
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 207
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 245
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Waterloo Primary Academy0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 600
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- South Shore Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 550
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Armfield Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,221
- Type
- Free schools
- Highfield Leadership Academy1.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 751
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St George's School A Church of England Academy1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,038
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Mary's Catholic Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,188
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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