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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.
18,727 approved · 2,938 refused · 1,092 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Nov 1996 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 EXCHANGE STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2DZ
Received 16 Jun 201022 ALBION AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8NA
Received 17 Jun 201062 SAWLEY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2NB
Received 18 Jun 2010FORMER PRICEBUSTERS, BANK HEY STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QZ
Received 18 Jun 201021 BERWICK ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2PT
Received 18 Jun 201050-52 SEAFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2LS
Received 18 Jun 2010LAND ADJACENT 32 GRASMERE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5HT
Received 18 Jun 2010BLACKPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB LTD, BLOOMFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6JJ
Received 21 Jun 2010LAND AT FOX INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (ADJOINING UNITS 7/7A ), HOLYOAKE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0QX
Received 21 Jun 201048-58 ANSDELL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6PY
Received 21 Jun 201044 CARSHALTON ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2NR
Received 21 Jun 2010WINDMILL PUBLIC HOUSE, WESTCLIFFE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7DR
Received 21 Jun 2010WINDMILL PUBLIC HOUSE, WESTCLIFFE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7DR
Received 21 Jun 2010WINDMILL PUBLIC HOUSE, WESTCLIFFE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7DR
Received 22 Jun 201080 ONSLOW ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7EP
Received 22 Jun 201027 VANCE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4QD
Received 22 Jun 2010109 FORDWAY AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8JN
Received 22 Jun 201025 CAXTON AVENUE/ 98 NORCLIFFE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9AP
Received 23 Jun 2010LAND ADJACENT TO 2 GELDOF DRIVE, BLACKPOOL
Received 23 Jun 2010ST CUTHBERTS & PALATINES CHILDRENS CENTRE, LIGHTWOOD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 2AU
Received 23 Jun 20101 SANDERSON WAY (FORMER FOCUS STORE), BLACKPOOL, FY4 4XW
Received 23 Jun 2010CRESCENT COURT, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1ST
Received 24 Jun 2010319 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY2 0TP
Received 24 Jun 20104 CAMBORNE COURT, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9NS
Received 28 Jun 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.
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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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