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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Blackpool

Planning outcomes in Blackpool are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 50.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

554 real decisions·19 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Bispham
50.0%
Lowest: Brunswick
50.0%
Gap
19
Wards
84.7% approved overall. But 85 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Blackpool shifts your odds by up to 50.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 19 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Bispham20200
100.0%
2Warbreck27261
96.3%
3Tyldesley18171
94.4%
4Talbot91856
93.4%
5Anchorsholme23212
91.3%
6Bloomfield47425
89.4%
7Stanley46406
87.0%
8Claremont35305
85.7%
9Park21183
85.7%
10Clifton27234
85.2%
11Greenlands17143
82.4%
12Ingthorpe16133
81.2%
13Norbreck19154
78.9%
14Marton28226
78.6%
15Waterloo31247
77.4%
16Squires Gate26206
76.9%
17Victoria1394
69.2%
18Layton22157
68.2%
19Brunswick1477
50.0%
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What the data tells us

1
A 50.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Bispham approves 100.0% of applications while Brunswick approves just 50.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 554 planning decisions in Blackpool, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Blackpool Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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