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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.
14,542 approved · 2,229 refused · 931 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 May 2002 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
CLAREMONT HOTEL, 264-272 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1SA
Received 11 Nov 2004NORBRECK CASTLE HOTEL, QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9AA
Received 11 Nov 200427 CHELTENHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2PS
Received 12 Nov 2004THE COACH HOUSE, 1 HOO HILL LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7HL
Received 22 Nov 200439 LINDSAY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9LD
Received 2 Dec 20044 BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6DH
Received 12 Nov 2004PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL, ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2AR
Received 15 Nov 2004416 QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1QT
Received 15 Nov 2004103-105 HORNBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QP
Received 16 Nov 2004197 DICKSON ROAD, IMPERIAL SERVICE STATION, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HQ
Received 16 Nov 20048 TRAFALGAR ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AW
Received 16 Nov 2004LAND BETWEEN 93 & 95 HARCOURT ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 16 Nov 200455 LUNE GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5PJ
Received 16 Nov 2004BROMLEY CLOSE (LAND OFF, FACING REAR 45-55 BISPHAM ROAD), BLACKPOOL
Received 17 Nov 200425 QUEEN STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1NL
Received 17 Nov 200410 HESKETH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9JX
Received 17 Nov 200421 PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4BX
Received 17 Nov 20043 PRINCESS STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5BZ
Received 17 Nov 200421 LOWFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5BJ
Received 18 Nov 200451 ANCHORSHOLME LANE EAST, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3QN
Received 2 Dec 200464 ROSSINGTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0DP
Received 18 Nov 200428 BARTON AVENUE & 11 NELSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 19 Nov 2004ST JOHNS CHURCH , CEDAR SQUARE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1BP
Received 19 Nov 200436 KING STREET / 2 CAUNCE STREET, BLACKPOOL
Received 23 Nov 2004Records 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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