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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.
17,480 approved · 2,728 refused · 1,041 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 CONDOR GROVE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5JU
Received 1 Dec 200929 & 29A WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9AA
Received 2 Dec 2009DEVONSHIRE JUNIOR SCHOOL, CAUNCE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8AF
Received 1 Dec 200936-40 CHARLES STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3DP
Received 2 Dec 200927 QUEEN STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1NL
Received 3 Dec 2009160 CHERRY TREE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4QH
Received 3 Dec 2009768 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AD
Received 4 Dec 2009LAND AT COOP STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AJ
Received 4 Dec 2009100 ADELAIDE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4LA
Received 8 Dec 200961 STATION ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1EU
Received 8 Dec 2009296 HIGHFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3JU
Received 8 Dec 2009L M S SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB, RIBBLE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4AB
Received 9 Dec 2009346 - 348 MIDGELAND ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HZ
Received 9 Dec 2009SUBSTATION AT BRISTOL AVENUE, FY2 0JF
Received 9 Dec 200961 PATTERDALE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9QR
Received 10 Dec 2009LAND ADJACENT TO UNIT 1, CLIFTON RETAIL PARK, CLIFTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4UJ
Received 10 Dec 200943 YORK STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AQ
Received 10 Dec 200915 COOP STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5AJ
Received 10 Dec 20096 DALEGARTH CLOSE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4UG
Received 11 Dec 2009160 CHERRY TREE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4QH
Received 10 Dec 2009LAND AT DINMORE PLACE, BLACKPOOL
Received 11 Dec 2009LAND OFF COOPERS WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3RJ
Received 11 Dec 2009LAND AND BUILDINGS BETWEEN 37 & 39 AND 9 & 11 CRANBROOK AVENUE, BLACKPOOL
Received 11 Dec 2009Land bounded by Talbot Road, Buchanan Street, George Street, Deansgate, East Topping Street, Topping Street, Dickson Road, Queen Street, High Street, Springfield Road, Back Lord Street, Back High Street and Banks Street, Blackpool (Talbot Gateway)
Received 14 Dec 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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