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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.
17,397 approved · 2,708 refused · 1,038 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
76 NORBRECK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1RP
Received 19 Jun 2009647-655 NEW SOUTH PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RN
Received 22 Jun 200956 ABBOTSFORD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9RY
Received 22 Jun 2009109 WILLOWBANK AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3ND
Received 22 Jun 200950-52 LORD STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2BJ
Received 19 Jun 20097 CANNOCK AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7HH
Received 23 Jun 2009148B PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4DS
Received 24 Jun 2009164 ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2BL
Received 25 Jun 2009DEPARTMENT FOR NATIONAL SAVINGS, MYTHOP ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9YP
Received 26 Jun 200974-76 WARLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2LN
Received 26 Jun 200981 CHORLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7XQ
Received 26 Jun 2009PARK SCHOOL, 158 WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HG
Received 26 Jun 2009KINGSLEA, 9 SCHOOL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5DS
Received 1 Jul 2009ASHLEY VILLA NURSERIES, JUBILEE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EP
Received 29 Jun 200969 BOND STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1BW
Received 29 Jun 200960 MOWBRAY DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7UN
Received 29 Jun 20096 ABBOTSFORD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9RX
Received 30 Jun 20096 CORIANDER CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0WE
Received 1 Jul 2009PROPERTY TO REAR OF 1A MOON AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6EH
Received 30 Jun 200988 - 90 CORONATION STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QE
Received 2 Jul 2009RAL-MAR NURSERIES, SANDY LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5EQ
Received 3 Jul 200973 WITHNELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HE
Received 29 Jun 200963 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Received 1 Jul 200963 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Received 1 Jul 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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