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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Blackpool Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
21,529 approved · 3,421 refused · 1,131 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 1993 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
50-52 NORBRECK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1RP
Received 11 Feb 201350-52 NORBRECK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1RP
Received 11 Feb 2013167 HORNBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4JG
Received 12 Feb 2013LAND AT STANLEY PARK OFFICES, WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HU
Received 12 Feb 201326 MARLBORO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9DX
Received 12 Feb 201328 MARLBORO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9DX
Received 12 Feb 201330 CORPORATION STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1EN
Received 14 Feb 2013HIGHFIELD SURGERY, GARTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2LD
Received 15 Feb 20131 BEECHFIELD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9JE
Received 15 Feb 201383-87 PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4BX
Received 15 Feb 201345 ST CHADS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6BP
Received 18 Feb 2013RAL-MAR NURSERIES, SANDY LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EQ
Received 18 Feb 2013STANLEY PARK ROSE GARDENS, WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HU
Received 15 Feb 2013LAND ADJACENT TO 250 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL
Received 18 Feb 2013ST NICHOLAS C OF E SCHOOL, SCHOOL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5DS
Received 19 Feb 201320 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6DX
Received 19 Feb 2013221 KINCRAIG ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0PJ
Received 19 Feb 201337 MIDGELAND ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HD
Received 19 Feb 201337 MIDGELAND ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HD
Received 20 Feb 2013125 CLIFTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RS
Received 20 Feb 2013CORAL ISLAND, 1-23 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4TQ
Received 21 Feb 2013CORAL ISLAND, 1-23 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4TQ
Received 21 Feb 201343 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1PZ
Received 25 Feb 201336 OAKWOOD CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5FD
Received 26 Feb 2013Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Blackpool Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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