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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.
15,490 approved · 2,381 refused · 966 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Mar 2001 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 CROMWELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2QQ
Received 2 Mar 20069 GLENAPP AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5NG
Received 3 Mar 2006LAND AT MEANWOOD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 3 Mar 2006LOXLEY PLACE EAST (LAND WEST OF NOS 29-30), BLACKPOOL
Received 3 Mar 2006LAND OFF PENDLE CLOSE/WESTFIELD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 3 Mar 2006115 BRIARWOOD DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0DT
Received 3 Mar 200617 JESMOND AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EJ
Received 3 Mar 2006TALBOT & BRUNSWICK HEALTH VILLAGE (NORTHERN END), GORTON STREET, BLACKPOOL
Received 6 Mar 20062 BEECHWOOD GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0DZ
Received 6 Mar 200629 BELVERE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2LW
Received 6 Mar 200621 NELSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AS
Received 3 Mar 200652 PIERSTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9UX
Received 3 Mar 200616 MYTHOP ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4UZ
Received 6 Mar 2006168 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5EA
Received 3 Mar 200657A Cookson Street, Blackpool, FY1 3DR
Received 7 Mar 2006RYSCAR WAY (OFF KINCRAIG ROAD), BLACKPOOL
Received 7 Mar 2006FARADAY WAY, BLACKPOOL
Received 8 Mar 2006ELLBROOK HOUSE, CLIFTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4QJ
Received 8 Mar 2006136 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DY
Received 8 Mar 2006LAND REAR 92-94 LAYTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 9 Mar 200677 ST LUKES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2EG
Received 9 Mar 2006234-240 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9JW
Received 9 Mar 2006HILTON HOTEL, 338-340 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2JQ
Received 9 Mar 20069 GLENMERE CRESCENT, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1QD
Received 9 Mar 2006Records 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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