Summary:
- Blackpool and The Fylde College has applied to Wyre planners to convert the second floor of the former Fleetwood Hospital into 24 student bedrooms and communal facilities, addressing a local shortage of suitable student accommodation.
- The Fleetwood Trust, a local charity that acquired the building from the NHS in 2018, has already redeveloped the ground floor into The HUB, a community facility housing multiple tenants, while healthcare services continue under Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
- The proposed conversion involves mainly internal changes with minimal external alterations, preserving the building’s heritage status within the Fleetwood Conservation Area by restricting modifications to the rear elevation and maintaining principal façades.
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