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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.
16,584 approved · 2,579 refused · 1,010 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
252 NORBRECK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1PD
Received 13 Nov 2007340 QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9AB
Received 16 Nov 200726 CRESTWAY, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8PA
Received 16 Nov 200729 CORNWALL PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9NR
Received 15 Nov 2007223 WARLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0UL
Received 16 Nov 200759 ANCHORSHOLME LANE EAST, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3QN
Received 19 Nov 200731 RALEIGH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1SQ
Received 16 Nov 200729 HORNCLIFFE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1LJ
Received 16 Nov 2007MERE PARK HOTEL, PRESTON OLD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9SP
Received 21 Nov 2007311 BISPHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0LS
Received 22 Nov 20078 MOORE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1DB
Received 14 Nov 2007PRICEBUSTERS, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QZ
Received 21 Nov 2007LAND AT 18-24 GREYSTOKE PLACE AND 19-25 CRICHTON PLACE, BLACKPOOL
Received 19 Nov 2007153 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9ER
Received 23 Nov 2007210-214 CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5EB
Received 22 Nov 2007226 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3PX
Received 23 Nov 2007226 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3PX
Received 23 Nov 200724 HADDON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9AH
Received 23 Nov 2007211 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4NG
Received 26 Nov 2007PLOT 108, BLACKPOOL BUSINESS PARK, AMY JOHNSON WAY, BLACKPOOL
Received 26 Nov 2007WINSTONE HOUSE, 199 CHURCH STREET AND SALVATION ARMY CITADEL, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3TG
Received 27 Nov 200734 KNOWLE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9RX
Received 27 Nov 200714 LEYS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0SG
Received 27 Nov 20076 CARLYLE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1PF
Received 27 Nov 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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