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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.
16,130 approved · 2,501 refused · 991 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SITE OF 170-176 TALBOT ROAD, SITE OF 100-122 BUCHANAN STREET AND SITE OF FORMER WHEATSHEAF PH, TALBOT ROAD
Received 24 Apr 2007ROSEACRE CP SCHOOL, STONYCROFT AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2PF
Received 24 Apr 200772 COMMON EDGE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5AU
Received 24 Apr 2007LAND TO REAR OF 2-8 BRIERCLIFFE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 24 Apr 200739-43 WESTCLIFFE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7BH
Received 25 Apr 20076-8 WARBRECK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9SX
Received 25 Apr 200764 BRYAN ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9BE
Received 26 Apr 200747 MOSS HOUSE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5JF
Received 26 Apr 2007CENTRAL CARPARK, ADJACENT TO NEW BONNY STREET, BLACKPOOL
Received 25 Apr 2007ST. JOHN'S C. of E. PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3NX
Received 26 Apr 200725 KIDBROOKE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1QR
Received 25 Apr 20079 BERYL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3PA
Received 26 Apr 20071 ASHTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4AG
Received 27 Apr 200788 EGERTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2NN
Received 27 Apr 200719 BROADHURST ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3HR
Received 27 Apr 2007CASTLE CASINO, 64 QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9QG
Received 27 Apr 2007151 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9ER
Received 30 Apr 2007210 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4RE
Received 27 Apr 200755 SEATHWAITE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4RJ
Received 30 Apr 20076-7 MIDGELAND TERRACE, SCHOOL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EW
Received 27 Apr 2007756 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AD
Received 1 May 200728 SUNNY BANK AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9EQ
Received 30 Apr 200710 ASHWELL PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1QS
Received 30 Apr 200716 GILDABROOK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2LU
Received 27 Apr 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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