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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.
6,829 approved · 1,171 refused · 281 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Shaftesbury House St Mary's Road Poole BH15 2BH
Received 4 Feb 2026Mount Stuart Hotel 31 Tregonwell Road Bournemouth BH2 5NT
Received 21 Jul 20255A Robin Gardens Christchurch BH23 2DT
Received 22 Nov 2024Gardens Outlook 27 Surrey Road Bournemouth BH4 9HW
Received 23 May 202515 Glenavon Road Christchurch BH23 5PN
Received 12 Dec 202493 Moore Avenue Bournemouth BH11 8AU
Received 3 Sept 202578 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7EX
Received 3 Jun 20265 Martello Road Poole BH13 7DQ
Received 2 Apr 2026Tall Trees 7 Matchams Lane Christchurch BH23 6TT
Received 5 Aug 20251 Friarswood Robins Way Christchurch BH23 4AW
Received 24 Oct 20244 Cannon Close Poole Broadstone BH18 8HP
Received 8 Jul 202511 Burford Close Christchurch BH23 2QF
Received 27 Feb 202683 Lingwood Avenue Christchurch BH23 3JU
Received 29 Sept 20258 Blake Hill Crescent Poole BH14 8QR
Received 16 Jul 202536C Rutland Road Christchurch BH23 2SH
Received 10 Sept 202421 East Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7BS
Received 23 Mar 2026Ladywell, 1 Tower Road
Received 15 Oct 202423 Castle Avenue Christchurch BH23 4LL
Received 23 Dec 202422A Grasmere Road Poole BH13 7RH
Received 14 Jul 2026Walnut Lodge 5 Highland Avenue Christchurch BH23 5LN
Received 9 Jun 202618 Dunkeld Road Bournemouth BH3 7EN
Received 17 Oct 202520 Durley Chine Road Bournemouth BH2 5LF
Received 8 May 202526 Sunnyhill Road Bournemouth BH6 5HP
Received 25 Jul 202421 Ashwood Drive Poole Broadstone BH18 8LN
Received 20 Aug 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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