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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.
6,938 approved · 1,182 refused · 285 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 Plantation Road, Poole, BH17 9LP
Received 22 Aug 20245 Norman Avenue Poole BH12 1JH
Received 13 Jul 2026Branksome Gate, 52 Western Road
Received 30 Sept 2024Tesco 704 Wimborne Rd Moordown Bournemouth BH9 2EG
Received 10 Nov 2025The Goods Yard, 14 Station Approach, Broadstone, BH18 8AX
Received 4 Dec 2024Feversham Heights Feversham Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9NL
Received 3 Jul 2024222 Sandbanks Road, Poole, BH14 8HA
Received 7 Aug 2024Land to the rear of 54A Hamble Road, Poole, BH15 3NL
Received 23 Jan 2025Francesca Court Somerford Way Christchurch BH23 3QN
Received 14 Sept 202613 Hillside Drive Christchurch BH23 2RS
Received 10 Jul 202598 Sycamore Close, Poole, BH17 7YJ
Received 6 Aug 2024Dorset Grange 4 Avenue Road Christchurch BH23 2BY
Received 18 Feb 202575 Markham Road Bournemouth BH9 1JA
Received 1 Dec 2025302 Iford Lane Bournemouth BH6 5NG
Received 17 Nov 20258 Princess Avenue Christchurch BH23 1DB
Received 8 Aug 202511 Creekmoor Lane Poole BH17 7BN
Received 9 Mar 202616 Lakeside Road Poole BH13 6LR
Received 28 Sept 202629 Highfield Road Bournemouth BH9 2SE
Received 28 Aug 202441 Stanpit Christchurch BH23 3LT
Received 18 Mar 2026North Cemetery Bournemouth BH8 9HX
Received 23 Feb 202680 Comet Way Christchurch BH23 4JW
Received 22 Jan 202524 Pearce Avenue Poole BH14 8EQ
Received 23 Apr 202531A Clifton Road Poole BH14 9PW
Received 27 Oct 2025385 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9QT
Received 7 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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