Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
22,918 approved · 3,711 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 1991 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
188 NORBRECK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1RE
Received 30 Oct 201416 CHILTERN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2BN
Received 30 Oct 201456 TYLDESLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DF
Received 3 Nov 201445 NORTH DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3AQ
Received 3 Nov 201410 EDWARD STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1BA
Received 3 Nov 2014K F C, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4RY
Received 4 Nov 201427 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9AA
Received 4 Nov 201427 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9AA
Received 4 Nov 2014LAND TO NORTH OF CENTRAL PIER, BLACKPOOL
Received 4 Nov 2014K F C, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4RY
Received 4 Nov 201457 ENDSLEIGH GARDENS, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3PA
Received 6 Nov 201476 PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4BY
Received 6 Nov 2014213 HAWES SIDE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4AA
Received 6 Nov 2014FOOTPATH ADJACENT 5 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1QW
Received 6 Nov 20142 REGENT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4LY
Received 7 Nov 201425 BOARDMAN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6QD
Received 10 Nov 201428 BIRLEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1DU
Received 10 Nov 201420 WESTMORLAND AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5LG
Received 7 Nov 201483 HARRINGTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1QD
Received 10 Nov 2014103 LUTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3RT
Received 10 Nov 201441 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1PZ
Received 11 Nov 2014657 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AD
Received 11 Nov 201482 BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4PX
Received 13 Nov 2014LAND ADJACENT TO FYLDE BOAT ANGLING CLUB, LOWER WALK, BISPHAM, BLACKPOOL
Received 13 Nov 2014Records 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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