Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
18,461 approved · 2,908 refused · 1,083 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Mar 1997 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
22 FURLONG CRESCENT, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7LP
Received 26 Mar 2010LAND AT STARR GATE, NEW SOUTH PROMENADE
Received 25 Mar 201018 LEYS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0SG
Received 29 Mar 2010ST EVENS HOUSE, ROUNDHAY, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LY
Received 29 Mar 2010IMPERIAL HOTEL, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HB
Received 29 Mar 2010IMPERIAL HOTEL, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2HB
Received 29 Mar 2010STANLEY PARK, WEST PARK DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HU
Received 29 Mar 2010REAR OF 11 RAWCLIFFE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1BX
Received 31 Mar 2010163 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3NX
Received 31 Mar 201020 GROSVENOR STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3DX
Received 31 Mar 201029 ST ANNES ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2AP
Received 31 Mar 2010138 CORNWALL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9QR
Received 31 Mar 20106 BIRLEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1DU
Received 31 Mar 2010FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL, ST WALBURGAS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8BG
Received 1 Apr 201088 LYDDESDALE AVENUE, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 3EJ
Received 1 Apr 2010557 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AJ
Received 6 Apr 2010LAND ADJACENT TO AND LAND REAR 293 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LR
Received 6 Apr 2010107-115 HORNBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QP
Received 6 Apr 2010FARMERS ARMS, 570 LYTHAM ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1RF
Received 2 Apr 201020 VILLAGE WAY, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0AH
Received 6 Apr 2010292-294 WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3AG
Received 6 Apr 2010144 - 148 BOND STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1HW
Received 6 Apr 2010133 READS AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4JH
Received 6 Apr 20104 REGENT ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4LY
Received 6 Apr 2010Records 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage