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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.
14,801 approved · 2,267 refused · 940 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40-42 EGERTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2NW
Received 21 Feb 2005317-327 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6BN
Received 21 Feb 20053 COLLINS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0NS
Received 22 Feb 20056 WELWYN PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3NU
Received 22 Feb 200545 CHARNLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4PE
Received 22 Feb 200515 HOLMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9SL
Received 23 Feb 2005208 WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9LW
Received 23 Feb 200534 ST LUKES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2EJ
Received 23 Feb 200520 THIRLMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2DA
Received 22 Feb 200563-73 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AA
Received 23 Feb 2005LAYTON DEPOT, DEPOT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7HW
Received 23 Feb 200517 WILSON SQUARE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1RF
Received 23 Feb 200522 HENRY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5JG
Received 24 Feb 20054 BYFIELD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3HW
Received 24 Feb 200545 HELENS CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3QD
Received 24 Feb 200529 WILVERE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1QA
Received 24 Feb 2005193 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9TN
Received 24 Feb 200521 WINDERMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2BX
Received 24 Feb 20057 VILLAGE WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AH
Received 25 Feb 2005SQUIRREL HOTEL, BISPHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0LB
Received 25 Feb 2005ELGIN HOTEL, 40-42 QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9RW
Received 25 Feb 2005PROGRESS HOUSE, CLIFTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4US
Received 25 Feb 2005139 KIRKSTONE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1QL
Received 28 Feb 200521 CARSLUITH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9LJ
Received 28 Feb 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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