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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.
7,388 approved · 1,256 refused · 313 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
106 Corbiere Avenue Poole BH12 4JW
Received 9 Oct 202519 Wayne Road Poole BH12 3LF
Received 8 May 202569 Holdenhurst Avenue Bournemouth BH7 6RB
Received 30 Sept 2025130 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AL
Received 17 Jun 2024261 Kinson Road Bournemouth BH10 5HD
Received 29 Oct 20245 Widworthy Drive, Broadstone, BH18 9BD
Received 18 Jun 202415 Portchester Road Bournemouth BH8 8JT
Received 8 Jul 202516 Fisherman's Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3SQ
Received 9 May 202550 Victoria Road, Poole, BH12 3BB
Received 24 Sept 2024Hillview 15 Sandy Lane Christchurch BH23 2NJ
Received 22 May 2025Wimbledon Hall 3 Derby Road Bournemouth BH1 3PP
Received 15 Oct 202550 Orchard Avenue Poole BH14 8AJ
Received 23 Jul 20251056A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6DS
Received 29 Aug 2024The Pines Hotel 39 Mudeford Christchurch BH23 3NQ
Received 29 Jul 202416 Lakeside Road, Poole, BH13 6LR
Received 10 Jul 20241 Forest Close Christchurch BH23 4QF
Received 25 Mar 20257 Amberwood Drive Christchurch BH23 5RU
Received 2 Dec 2025Ormonde Court, 1 Ormonde Road
Received 9 May 2024Chalfont Court 12 Ranelagh Road Christchurch BH23 5DY
Received 6 Feb 2026127 Stanpit Christchurch Dorset BH23 3LX
Received 10 Jun 2024UE1 North of Merley, Land North of Oakley Lane, Poole
Received 22 Oct 2025Ground Floor Flat 2 Brunstead Road Poole BH12 1EJ
Received 17 Apr 2026Bournemouth School For Girls Castle Gate Close Bournemouth BH8 9UJ
Received 31 Jul 202545 Gravel Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1RW
Received 22 Aug 2024Records 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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