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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.
19,901 approved · 3,127 refused · 1,123 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 May 1995 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29-31 GYNN AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2LD
Received 16 May 20112 MOORETREE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4LL
Received 18 May 2011HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, DEAN STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY4 1BP
Received 19 May 201116 KING EDWARD AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9TD
Received 18 May 2011UNITS 1 & 2, 251 VICARAGE LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4XL
Received 18 May 2011568 QUEENS PROMENADE, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 1PH
Received 20 May 201183 PATTERDALE AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9QR
Received 18 May 2011BLACKPOOL PHILHARMONIC & SOCIAL CLUB, 68-70 FOXHALL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5BL
Received 19 May 2011PARK SCHOOL, WHITEGATE DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9HF
Received 19 May 2011HAWES SIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL, PEDDERS LANE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 3HZ
Received 19 May 201156 PALATINE ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4BY
Received 19 May 201136 NORTH DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 3AQ
Received 20 May 2011107 HIGH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2DW
Received 23 May 201156 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, FY5 1PW
Received 23 May 201198-100 BOLTON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AA
Received 24 May 2011UNIT 3 COCKER MEWS, REAR OF 68 COCKER STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2EB
Received 24 May 201115 ARUNDEL AVENUE, BLACKPOOL, FY2 9HJ
Received 25 May 201114 WHARFEDALE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5AN
Received 25 May 201118 CHARNLEY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4PF
Received 26 May 2011OXFORD HOTEL, WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4BL
Received 27 May 2011OXFORD HOTEL, WATERLOO ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4BL
Received 27 May 2011RUNNELL COTTAGE, CHAPEL ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY4 5HS
Received 27 May 2011FYLDE COAST HOSPITAL, ST WALBURGAS ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 8BG
Received 27 May 2011DEPARTMENT FOR NATIONAL SAVINGS, MYTHOP ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 9YP
Received 31 May 2011Records 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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