Green light for latest plans at The Cube bar in Poulton

A popular Fylde coast bar and eatery has been given the green light to expand the use of its building.

The owners of the Cube Bar Kitchen, on 2 Breck Road in Poulton, lodged an application with Wyre planners for a ‘change of use’ of part of the bar restaurant (second floor and part of the first floor) for three different times of usage.

The applicants wanted those parts of the three-storey building to now fall under Class E (c) financial, professional and other services, and also Class E(e) medical services and Class E(G)(i) offices, whilst retaining the existing Bar Restaurant Use on the ground floor and first floor function room. 

Those plans have now been approved by the planning offiver without needing to go before a planning committee.

A planning statement from Fox Planning Consultancy, on behalf of owner Paul Mellor, stated: “The planning application is for the change of use of the largely currently unused second floor and part of the first floor of the existing two and three storey building.

“The ground floor and first floor function room, together with the beer garden will continue to be used as a bar restaurant. The site lies within the Poulton-le-Fylde Conservation Area and the building itself is not listed. The proposal involves internal alterations only, with no changes to the external appearance of the building.”

A tenant is ready to move in and make use of the upstairs part of the building, the planning documents said.

The planning officer concluded: “The proposal is for an appropriate type of use in this Town Centre location. 

“There will not be unacceptable impacts on neighbouring or visual amenity, including the character and setting of the Conservation Area. There are no unacceptable issues in relation to highway safety, flooding or ecology.

“The proposal complies with the NPPF and Policies of the Adopted Local Plan.“