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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.
8,204 approved · 1,397 refused · 351 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Canford School, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
Received 23 Aug 2024387 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0AT
Received 6 Mar 20241 Tarn Drive Poole BH17 7DH
Received 8 May 202644 Fontmell Road, Broadstone, BH18 8NP
Received 22 Aug 202414 Hamilton Road Bournemouth BH1 4EH
Received 12 Feb 202538 Keith Road Bournemouth BH3 7DU
Received 1 Sept 2026Commercial Unit A1 Nos. 8-11 The Arcade and 24 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1LG
Received 26 Feb 20253 Wessex Gate Retail Park Broadstone Way Poole BH15 3TE
Received 8 Jun 2026East Undercliff Drive to the right of East Cliff Lift Bournemouth BH2 5AA
Received 2 Aug 202419 Braemar Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4JF
Received 17 Apr 202420 Blake Hill Crescent Poole BH14 8QR
Received 9 Sept 2025Land on the North side of Summer Lane, Burton Christchurch BH23 7JB
Received 17 Jul 2023100 Boscombe Grove Road Bournemouth BH1 4PG
Received 19 Sept 2024Building 402 Commercial Road - Aviation Business Park Bournemouth Airport Christchurch BH23 6NW
Received 20 Aug 2025Katerose 11 Durrant Road Poole BH14 8TX
Received 3 Oct 2025Kinson Manor Playing Fields The Broadway Bournemouth BH10 7EY
Received 3 Mar 2025419 Ringwood Road Poole BH12 4LX
Received 9 Jul 202642 Bradstock Close, Poole, BH12 4BT
Received 21 Jan 202535 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7AQ
Received 25 Sept 202458 Feversham Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9NJ
Received 8 Oct 2024Quomps End 33 Wick Lane Christchurch BH23 1HT
Received 1 Oct 202533-52 Douglas Gardens, Poole, BH12 2AG
Received 17 Dec 2024Wren Cottage, 1A Glenair Avenue
Received 22 Nov 2024Little Forest Mansions Bath Road Bournemouth BH1 2ES
Received 17 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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