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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.
15,702 approved · 2,414 refused · 975 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Mar 2000 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6DX
Received 3 Aug 2006WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD, PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9TN
Received 3 Aug 2006MARKS & SPENCER PLC, 51-55 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1HT
Received 3 Aug 2006LAND BETWEEN 82 AND 92 DINMORE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7QW
Received 3 Aug 2006143 HIGH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2DL
Received 4 Aug 2006NEW VICTORIA NURSING HOME, 137-139 HORNBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4JG
Received 4 Aug 20069 BABBACOMBE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1LX
Received 4 Aug 2006CAXTON LODGE, 25 CAXTON AVENUE/98 NORCLIFFE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9AL
Received 4 Aug 200617A ROSEBERY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1LA
Received 4 Aug 200658 HASTINGS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0EY
Received 9 Aug 2006261 BRISTOL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0WP
Received 7 Aug 2006202 WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9LW
Received 4 Aug 200693 HOLMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9RS
Received 7 Aug 2006REVOE CP SCHOOL, GRASMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HP
Received 8 Aug 2006NORTH SHORE BOATING POOL, QUEENS PROMENADE
Received 8 Aug 2006ST CUTHBERTS CHILDRENS CENTRE, ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2AR
Received 8 Aug 2006TUSSAUDS WAXWORKS, 89 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AA
Received 8 Aug 200614 BRIERCLIFFE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9LY
Received 21 Sept 2006108 - 110 TALBOT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1LR
Received 8 Aug 2006Coop Street , Blackpool
Received 8 Aug 2006LAND BOUNDED BY SEASIDERS WAY/ADELAIDE STREET WEST/CENTRAL DRIVE/CHAPEL STREET AND PROMENADE
Received 8 Aug 200657-59 VICTORIA STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4RJ
Received 14 Aug 2006STANLEY HOUSE, CLIFTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4QF
Received 10 Aug 2006177-181 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6EU
Received 10 Aug 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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