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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.
15,841 approved · 2,442 refused · 983 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HIBBERD DISTRIBUTION LTD, AMY JOHNSON WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2RP
Received 10 Oct 200624 CRICHTON PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1NS
Received 10 Oct 2006265 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3NU
Received 10 Oct 2006PRICEBUSTERS, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QZ
Received 10 Oct 2006108-110 TALBOT ROAD AND 5 TOPPING STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1LR
Received 10 Oct 200641 GALWAY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0LG
Received 10 Oct 200623 VERMONT GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3RL
Received 11 Oct 200633 CLIFTON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1JD
Received 12 Oct 2006LAND TO REAR OF 2-8 BRIERCLIFFE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 12 Oct 2006REAR 1-7 WREN GROVE, BLACKPOOL
Received 13 Oct 200619 DAVENTRY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9LB
Received 13 Oct 200625-27 BIRLEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1EG
Received 13 Oct 20068 ST CHADS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6BP
Received 16 Oct 2006173-179 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4NG
Received 13 Oct 200649 ARDMORE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0RU
Received 16 Oct 2006208 INVER ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0LW
Received 16 Oct 20065A CHAPEL STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AE
Received 17 Oct 20065A CHAPEL STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AE
Received 17 Oct 200624 BEECH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9AY
Received 17 Oct 2006LAND AT NEWTON DRIVE AND BATHURST AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 17 Oct 2006LINDOR, DIVISION LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5DZ
Received 17 Oct 2006WAREHOUSE, PIER STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AH
Received 18 Oct 2006668 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RG
Received 17 Oct 200629 ALEXANDRA ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6BU
Received 18 Oct 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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