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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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,740 approved · 986 refused · 238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
60 Sheldrake Road Christchurch BH23 4BP
Received 7 Oct 202571 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9BT
Received 21 Jan 202571 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7ER
Received 11 Jun 202615 Colemere Gardens Christchurch BH23 5AS
Received 4 Mar 2026Pavement o/s 144-146 High Street Poole BH15 1DN
Received 24 Jul 20265 Chaddesley Wood Road Poole BH13 7PN
Received 29 Aug 202520 Baillie Park 7-9 Forest Road Poole BH13 6DQ
Received 17 Apr 202535 Burnham Drive Bournemouth BH8 9EX
Received 18 Jun 2025The Gateway 2 Wilderton Road West Poole BH13 6EF
Received 21 Apr 20265 & 7 Westminster Road, Poole, BH13 6JQ
Received 13 Feb 20251A Martello Road Poole BH13 7DQ
Received 8 Jul 2025Redlands 16 Mornish Road Poole BH13 7DA
Received 9 Mar 2026Bramar Court 41 West Cliff Road Bournemouth BH4 8AZ
Received 10 Sept 2026Land at Hamworthy Fire Station, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, BH15 4JN
Received 25 Oct 2024Guillemot House Norton Way Poole BH15 4GD
Received 7 May 202572 Ringwood Road Christchurch BH23 5RE
Received 25 Sept 2025Church Of The Transfiguration Chaddesley Glen Poole BH13 7PF
Received 3 Feb 2026Flat 3 Twixt Chines, 21 Mckinley Road Bournemouth BH4 8AG
Received 17 Feb 202614 Marina Drive Poole BH14 8HB
Received 27 Jan 20262 St Clair Road Poole BH13 7JR
Received 4 Sept 20264 Ettrick Road Poole BH13 6LG
Received 15 Oct 2025129 Twin Oaks Close Poole Broadstone BH18 8JE
Received 12 Mar 2025558-562 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BH
Received 13 Aug 202516 Fernside Road Poole BH15 2QX
Received 5 Mar 2025Records 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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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