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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.
7,161 approved · 1,216 refused · 297 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 The Priory 15 Church Road Poole BH14 8UF
Received 15 Jul 2026Tesco Extra Riverside Avenue Bournemouth BH7 7DY
Received 1 Nov 202452 Bure Haven Drive Christchurch BH23 4BT
Received 26 Aug 2025The Royals 167B Mudeford Christchurch BH23 4AG
Received 29 Aug 202521 Lindsay Road Bournemouth Poole BH13 6AN
Received 3 Jun 202626 Ravine Road Poole BH13 7HY
Received 11 Jun 2026Land adj 88 Iford Lane Bournemouth BH6 5QZ
Received 14 Jan 202662 Seaward Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3SH
Received 27 Aug 2024Aldinga 25 Brudenell Avenue Poole BH13 7NW
Received 5 May 2026Viscount Court 24 Owls Road Bournemouth BH5 1AF
Received 5 Jun 202588 Victoria Park Road Bournemouth BH9 2RH
Received 3 Jul 2025Commercial Unit A1 Nos. 8-11 The Arcade and 24 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1LG
Received 24 Dec 20249 Brightlands Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4HG
Received 6 Mar 2025Flats 1, 2, and 3 21 St Catherine's Road Bournemouth BH6 4AE
Received 20 Feb 2026Hengist Caravan Park Wick Lane Bournemouth BH6 4LE
Received 17 Jun 20245 Castledene Crescent Poole BH14 8DP
Received 14 Aug 202539 Brudenell Avenue, Poole, BH13 7NW
Received 23 Sept 202414 Farwell Road, Poole, BH12 4PN
Received 28 Jan 202555 Avenue Road Bournemouth BH2 5LS
Received 29 Sept 2025The Pines 38 The Avenue Poole BH13 6HJ
Received 8 Sept 20257 Turks Lane Poole BH14 8EW
Received 24 Jun 2025Rear of 84-86 Poole Road Bournemouth BH4 9EF
Received 27 Jun 2024Ground Floor Flat 26 Milton Road Bournemouth BH8 8LP
Received 27 Aug 2026Canford School Canford Magna Poole BH21 3AD
Received 29 Jul 2026Records 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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