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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.
17,269 approved · 2,687 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Mar 1997 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 CARISBROOKE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5DA
Received 26 Jan 2009BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, WHINNEY HEYS ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 26 Jan 2009TALBOT COURT, 1-9 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL
Received 27 Jan 2009366 ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2QL
Received 28 Jan 200968 HIGHCROFT AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0BW
Received 29 Jan 200927 CROFTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0BB
Received 30 Jan 200910 CLIFTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1NX
Received 29 Jan 2009146 ANCHORSHOLME LANE EAST, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3AT
Received 30 Jan 2009NORTH PIER AND FORESHORE, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1NE
Received 30 Jan 2009NORTH PIER AND FORESHORE, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1NE
Received 30 Jan 20096 SAVILLE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JP
Received 30 Jan 2009MANOR HOUSE, KITTY LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EG
Received 2 Feb 200918 AVONDALE CRESCENT, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5AS
Received 2 Feb 20093 BINGLEY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NY
Received 3 Feb 2009LAND ADJACENT TO 8 COTTESMORE PLACE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8SB
Received 3 Feb 200931-33 BAIRSTOW STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5BN
Received 3 Feb 2009260 - 266 BOND STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HU
Received 3 Feb 2009REHOBOTH CHRISTIAN CENTRE, REHOBOTH CHRISTIAN CENTRE LOWES BUILDING, COLLINGWOOD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8BZ
Received 4 Feb 2009ASHFIELD HOUSE, ASHFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0BE
Received 4 Feb 2009ALDI FOODSTORES, WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL,
Received 5 Feb 200931 MOORE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1DA
Received 5 Feb 200916 and 16A GRASMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HT
Received 4 Feb 2009195 CAVENDISH ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9EE
Received 5 Feb 2009LAND REAR OF 44A MACAULEY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4AG
Received 5 Feb 2009Records 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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