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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.
16,945 approved · 2,632 refused · 1,022 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 RALEIGH AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1SG
Received 30 Apr 20081, 1A & 3 CEDAR SQUARE AND 96, 98 & 100 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1BP
Received 30 Apr 200850 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Received 30 Apr 20087 CORBRIDGE CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EZ
Received 30 Apr 200810 FALKIRK AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9DD
Received 2 May 200812 NORTHFIELD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2ND
Received 2 May 200883 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Received 2 May 200821 NORTH DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3AQ
Received 2 May 200838 COLLINS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0NS
Received 7 May 20081A SIMPSON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HS
Received 7 May 200816A GRASMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HT
Received 7 May 200876 LOMOND AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9NB
Received 7 May 2008UNIT 1A, 270 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4ND
Received 7 May 20084 CRUMMOCK PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4TP
Received 7 May 200810 MERSEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EN
Received 8 May 2008TESCO STORES LTD, CLIFTON RETAIL PARK, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4UJ
Received 8 May 2008REAR OF 44-48 BOARDMAN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 8 May 20086 CRICHTON PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1NS
Received 9 May 200869-71 TALBOT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1LL
Received 9 May 20084-6 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1AB
Received 9 May 2008150-158 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9ES
Received 9 May 2008BLESMA HOME, 539 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RA
Received 9 May 200815 MARSHDALE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5PF
Received 8 May 200817 VALEWAY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3ER
Received 7 May 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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