Blackpool football pub hopes to expand

The owner of The Gallant Pioneer has applied to Blackpool Council for planning permission to build a first floor roof terrace at the premises on Station Road in South Shore.

The hostelry boasts it is Blackpool’s ‘only Rangers pub’ and made headlines in October when it decided to close its doors to fans wanting to watch the Old Firm game against Celtic.

More than 1,500 booking requests had been received but Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had urged Scots not to visit Blackpool after a surge in coronavirus cases was linked with the town.

Applicant John Paterson is seeking permission to create the roof terrace over a vacant builders storage area at the rear of the pub.

The application will now go before town hall planners at a future date.

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