Basement planning approval rate in Blackpool
84% of 51 decided basement applications in Blackpool were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
84%
Approval rate, all years, from 51 decided
51
decided basement applications in Blackpool: 43 approved, 8 refused
94%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 16 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example basement decisions in Blackpool
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/0754 | 2026 | Approved | Internal refurbishment involving cosmetic upgrades, demolition of selected internal walls within the basement, ground floor and first floor, two new staircas... FORSHAWS HOTEL, TALBOT SQUARE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1ND |
| 25/0867 | 2026 | Approved | Erection of a three-storey building comprising of hotel and drinking establishment with extended food provision and function space, provision of front canopy... 407-411 PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6BQ |
| 22/0663 | 2025 | Approved | Alteration to doors on Promenade elevation, installation of entrance to Clifton Street elevation and use of part of basement and ground floors as a restaurant. FORSHAW HOTEL, TALBOT SQUARE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1ND |
| 24/0613 | 2025 | Refused | Subdivision of existing ground floor flat to form an additional flat including use of basement (retrospective application to increase the number of flats in... 18 DERBY ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 2JF |
| 20/0784 | 2021 | Refused | Erection of a part three, part four and part five storey building,including commercial and residential basement storage, comprising ground floor retail, rest... 84-94 CHURCH STREET & 1-3 ABINGDON STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1DG |
| 19/0769 | 2020 | Refused | Use of basement as one self-contained permanent flat. 14 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY1 1QL |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Blackpool
- Single-storey rear extension 91%, 857 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 84%, 194 decided
- Wraparound extension 88%, 107 decided
- Side extension 82%, 266 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 80%, 131 decided
- Rooflight 94%, 34 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 79%, 86 decided
- Porch 85%, 73 decided
- Garage conversion unknown, 4 decided
- Window and door 89%, 380 decided