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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.
17,353 approved · 2,703 refused · 1,038 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
210 WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9LW
Received 30 Apr 200921 LYDDESDALE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3EH
Received 30 Apr 200928 HOLLY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2SF
Received 1 May 200938 & 40 ANCHORSHOLME LANE EAST, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3QL
Received 30 Apr 200938 & 40 ANCHORSHOLME LANE EAST, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3QL
Received 30 Apr 2009147 PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9NJ
Received 1 May 200948-58 ANSDELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6PY
Received 1 May 200910 KINCARDINE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5NN
Received 1 May 200931 RIVINGTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9ER
Received 1 May 200966 PLOVERS WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8FE
Received 1 May 200929 RIVINGTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9ER
Received 1 May 2009127 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3NU
Received 5 May 20094 POULTON OLD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7LD
Received 2 May 2009153 RED BANK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9HZ
Received 5 May 2009LAND ADJACENT TO 45 BEXLEY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0TE
Received 6 May 200923 SHERINGHAM AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3AD
Received 5 May 200920 CHERRY TREE ROAD NORTH, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4NY
Received 6 May 200959 CLIFTON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4RG
Received 6 May 2009148 & 150 ADELAIDE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4LU
Received 7 May 2009FOOTPATH ADJACENT THE DINMORE HOTEL, DINMORE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7QW
Received 6 May 200934 WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HX
Received 7 May 20092A, 2 & 4 TYLDESLEY ROAD / 1 PRINCESS STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5DH
Received 7 May 200916 DUNCAN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9DB
Received 9 May 2009LAND AT CONDOR GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5QY
Received 11 May 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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