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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.
14,568 approved · 2,230 refused · 931 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
42 GRASMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HT
Received 7 Dec 2004THE BUNGALOW, OLD MEADOW LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HH
Received 7 Dec 2004PARK HOUSE HOTEL, 308 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HA
Received 7 Dec 2004LAND OFF AMY JOHNSON WAY, BLACKPOOL
Received 7 Dec 20048 DUNCAN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9DB
Received 7 Dec 200423 BARTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AP
Received 8 Dec 200424 PEEL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7AQ
Received 8 Dec 2004GLASDON UK LTD, PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4UL
Received 9 Dec 200492-94 TALBOT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1LR
Received 9 Dec 2004THE POPLARS, KITTY LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EG
Received 10 Dec 2004HIGHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, HIGHFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3JZ
Received 10 Dec 2004THE NOOK WEST, DIVISION LANE,BLACKPOOL, FY4 5DZ
Received 10 Dec 20043 GLENARDEN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3SL
Received 10 Dec 2004LAND AT PENDLE CLOSE/WESTFIELD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 10 Dec 2004BISPHAM ENDOWED JUNIOR SCHOOL, BISPHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0HH
Received 13 Dec 2004173 & 175 COMMON EDGE ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 13 Dec 20047 VILLAGE WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AH
Received 13 Dec 2004274 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3AF
Received 14 Dec 200450 THRELFALL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6NN
Received 14 Dec 2004SOUTHSIDE, DICKIES LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5LG
Received 15 Dec 2004BLACKPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB LTD, BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JJ
Received 15 Dec 200445-47 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DS
Received 14 Dec 200448 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9AL
Received 14 Dec 200418 WILLOWS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3AY
Received 16 Dec 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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