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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.
16,658 approved · 2,595 refused · 1,016 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 GUILDFORD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9BG
Received 18 Dec 2007TUSSAUDS WAXWORKS, 87-89 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AA
Received 18 Dec 2007116 PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4DS
Received 18 Dec 200772 PARK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4HT
Received 17 Dec 200716 RALEIGH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1SG
Received 17 Dec 2007LAND TO THE REAR OF 247 CAUNCE STREET
Received 18 Dec 2007BLACKPOOL & FYLDE COLLEGE, BENNETT AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4EE
Received 19 Dec 2007150-158 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9ES
Received 20 Dec 200768-70 DICKSON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2AW
Received 19 Dec 2007REAR OF 2-14 DURHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3QB
Received 20 Dec 2007160 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2HL
Received 18 Dec 200719 & 21 MOSSOM LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1RJ
Received 19 Dec 20072-4 QUEEN STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1PD
Received 18 Dec 2007LAND ADJACENT TO 36 DAUNTESEY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8PS
Received 19 Dec 20072a HENRY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5JG
Received 21 Dec 2007112 SEVENOAKS DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3BZ
Received 21 Dec 2007BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, WHINNEY HEYS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8BD
Received 21 Dec 2007GREYSTONES, SANDON PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2PU
Received 27 Dec 2007ST JOHN VIANNEY RC PRIMARY SCHOOL, GLASTONBURY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6RD
Received 27 Dec 2007204 QUEENS PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9JS
Received 27 Dec 200756-60 BOLTON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AB
Received 24 Dec 2007REAR OF 44-48 BOARDMAN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL.
Received 24 Dec 2007597 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RG
Received 3 Jan 20088 HILL STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1DG
Received 2 Jan 2008Records 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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