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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.
15,912 approved · 2,462 refused · 988 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 1999 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 LOWREY TERRACE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6DR
Received 20 Nov 20066 BOND STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1BQ
Received 20 Nov 2006121 HORNBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QU
Received 20 Nov 200686 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1HB
Received 21 Nov 200644 HORNCLIFFE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1LN
Received 22 Nov 2006569 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1NG
Received 22 Nov 20065 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9SB
Received 22 Nov 2006DEREK WOODMAN LTD, 270 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4ND
Received 23 Nov 200625 SNOWDON CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AZ
Received 27 Nov 2006STRAWBERRY VILLA, BENNETTS LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5BE
Received 27 Nov 200663-73 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AA
Received 27 Nov 200624 WARBRECK HILL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9SP
Received 27 Nov 200663-73 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AA
Received 27 Nov 2006LAND AT SOUTH PROMENADE, ADJACENT TO THE SANDCASTLE, BLACKPOOL
Received 28 Nov 200614 LENTWORTH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0EW
Received 28 Nov 2006355 WARLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0ST
Received 28 Nov 2006117 RED BANK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9HZ
Received 29 Nov 2006105 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9NE
Received 29 Nov 2006LAND AT BROMLEY CLOSE, ADJ TO RATHMORE GARDENS, BLACKPOOL
Received 29 Nov 2006FUSION, 17 THE STRAND, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1QT
Received 30 Nov 2006LAND AT MARSHDALE ROAD, BENNETTS LANE AND HOLGATE, BLACKPOOL
Received 29 Nov 200677-81 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1HU
Received 30 Dec 2006WOODLANDS SCHOOL, WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HF
Received 1 Dec 2006HONDA GARAGE SITE, 102-106 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 1 Dec 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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