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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.
15,992 approved · 2,479 refused · 988 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
167 BISPHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0NN
Received 13 Feb 200712 GREGORY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9DR
Received 14 Feb 200712 SOUTH SQUARE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8AJ
Received 14 Feb 200732 HULL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QB
Received 13 Feb 200760 ST MARTINS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2DY
Received 15 Feb 2007PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL, ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2AR
Received 15 Feb 2007320 BISPHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0HQ
Received 13 Feb 2007153-155 ANSDELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6PE
Received 15 Feb 20077 CORBRIDGE CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EZ
Received 15 Feb 2007131 CAUNCE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3NG
Received 16 Feb 200710 HARROW PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RP
Received 15 Feb 200713 KESWICK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5PB
Received 16 Feb 200787-89 HOLMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9RT
Received 16 Feb 20078A WATSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EG
Received 19 Feb 2007PARIS CASINO, 75 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Received 19 Feb 20078 HAMPSHIRE PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5BA
Received 20 Feb 2007196 ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2EF
Received 20 Feb 200750 STOCKYDALE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HR
Received 20 Feb 2007PRICEBUSTERS, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QZ
Received 20 Feb 200716 CHARLES STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3HD
Received 20 Feb 200727 READS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4DD
Received 22 Feb 2007341 ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2EE
Received 20 Feb 2007DEVONSHIRE ARMS HOTEL, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0TL
Received 21 Feb 2007116 BOLTON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AA
Received 22 Feb 2007Records 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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