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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.
14,737 approved · 2,255 refused · 938 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 2001 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
427 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1JD
Received 18 Jan 200514 EMPRESS DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9SE
Received 19 Jan 2005107 INGLEWAY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8LH
Received 19 Jan 200570 PETER STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3NL
Received 20 Jan 2005LAND OFF LAYTON ROAD, (REAR 92/98), BLACKPOOL
Received 20 Jan 200514 LEWTAS STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2DY
Received 20 Jan 2005FIRST TO THIRD FLOOR, 29-37 MARKET STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1EX
Received 20 Jan 200586 ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2AT
Received 21 Jan 2005212 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9JL
Received 21 Jan 200530 ROCKVILLE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3SF
Received 21 Jan 200520 CONDOR GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5JU
Received 21 Jan 2005114 LYDDESDALE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3EL
Received 21 Jan 200528 EAVES STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2NH
Received 24 Jan 200543 STONY HILL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1PR
Received 24 Jan 200591 SAVILLE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JS
Received 24 Jan 2005142 ST HELIERS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JD
Received 24 Jan 2005234 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HY
Received 24 Jan 2005236 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL
Received 24 Jan 2005238 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HY
Received 24 Jan 200556 NEVILLE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3BQ
Received 24 Jan 20054 HARROW PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RP
Received 24 Jan 200549 ALBANY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1QB
Received 24 Jan 200516 RIGBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DE
Received 25 Jan 20052 PRINCESS STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5BZ
Received 25 Jan 2005Records 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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