Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
16,450 approved · 2,559 refused · 1,003 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 HOLYOAKE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0QR
Received 10 Oct 20078 VERMONT GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3RJ
Received 9 Oct 2007WATERLOO PRIMARY SCHOOL, WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3AG
Received 10 Oct 2007LAND TO REAR OF 307 TO 339 WARLEY ROAD,BLACKPOOL
Received 11 Oct 20075 GRENFELL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7BP
Received 11 Oct 200721 STOCKYDALE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HP
Received 11 Oct 200710A SUNFIELD CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5DD
Received 11 Oct 2007245 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9JL
Received 11 Oct 200768 HERON WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8FB
Received 12 Oct 200731-33 WOODFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AX
Received 10 Oct 2007126 WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HT
Received 12 Oct 200716 DUNCAN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9DB
Received 12 Oct 200765 ABBEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2JZ
Received 12 Oct 2007286 QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9AZ
Received 12 Oct 2007388 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2LB
Received 12 Oct 20076 CARLYLE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1PF
Received 12 Oct 200738 HUNTINGDON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1SR
Received 12 Oct 20071 STOKE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6QB
Received 12 Oct 200730 ORMOND AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2LW
Received 16 Oct 200795 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9UZ
Received 16 Oct 2007133 CAVENDISH ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9EG
Received 16 Oct 2007BELLE VUE GARAGE, WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9DQ
Received 17 Oct 2007CLIFTON HOTEL, TALBOT SQUARE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1ND
Received 17 Oct 2007209 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9TU
Received 17 Oct 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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