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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.
16,547 approved · 2,572 refused · 1,009 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 PADDOCK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9TZ
Received 7 Nov 20074 CARLIN GATE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9QX
Received 9 Nov 2007DERRYN, SCHOOL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EL
Received 9 Nov 2007206-214 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1RU
Received 9 Nov 200719 BRIGHT STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1BS
Received 9 Nov 2007WESTCLIFF PRIMARY SCHOOL, CRAWFORD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9BY
Received 6 Nov 2007360 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3JX
Received 9 Nov 2007LAND AT KINCRAIG ROAD, (IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF MOORFIELDS), BLACKPOOL.
Received 9 Nov 200716 MURCHISON GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3RA
Received 12 Nov 200729 MIDGELAND ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HD
Received 12 Nov 2007CENTRAL POLICE STATION, BONNY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5RL
Received 12 Nov 200787-95 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9BZ
Received 12 Nov 20071 OAKWOOD CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5FD
Received 13 Nov 2007292 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0TN
Received 13 Nov 2007292 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0TN
Received 13 Nov 2007213 HORNBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4JA
Received 13 Nov 200743 WINDERMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2BX
Received 16 Nov 2007332 BISPHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0HQ
Received 14 Nov 20077 AYLESBURY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3AL
Received 15 Nov 20075 ANCHORSHOLME LANE WEST, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1LX
Received 14 Nov 200788-90 CORONATION STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QE
Received 15 Nov 2007PRICEBUSTERS, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QZ
Received 14 Nov 2007163 PRESTON OLD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9QX
Received 14 Nov 2007FARMERS ARMS HOTEL, 570 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 16 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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