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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.
17,392 approved · 2,707 refused · 1,038 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
45 HIGH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2BN
Received 10 Jun 200930 PRINCESS STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5BZ
Received 11 Jun 2009106 HIGH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2DL
Received 9 Jun 200988 HOLMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9RS
Received 10 Jun 20091 HILSTONE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0SJ
Received 10 Jun 2009199 CAUNCE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8AF
Received 11 Jun 20091 SHERBOURNE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2PW
Received 13 Jun 200924 ECCLESTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6NH
Received 15 Jun 2009LAND TO REAR OF 127 -131 NEWTON DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8LZ
Received 15 Jun 2009GLASDON HOUSE, PRESTON NEW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4WA
Received 13 Jun 200964 MONTPELIER AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9EH
Received 15 Jun 2009THE MITRE PH, 3 WEST STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1HA
Received 16 Jun 200937 HOLLY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2SF
Received 16 Jun 2009HOLY FAMILY RC PRIMARY SCHOOL, SEACREST AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2SD
Received 18 Jun 2009585-593 NEW SOUTH PROMENADE AND 1 WIMBOURNE PLACE, BLACKPOOL
Received 18 Jun 20092-4 ABINGDON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1DA
Received 19 Jun 2009BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, WHINNEY HEYS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NR
Received 19 Jun 2009BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, WHINNEY HEYS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NR
Received 19 Jun 20099 COMMON EDGE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5AX
Received 22 Jun 200960 PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4BY
Received 22 Jun 200932 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1AB
Received 22 Jun 2009LAND ADJACENT 32 GRASMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HT
Received 22 Jun 2009CLAREMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2QE
Received 22 Jun 2009MARTON & MERESIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE, BOWNESS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4TE
Received 22 Jun 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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