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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.
7,970 approved · 1,347 refused · 340 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dolphin Quays The Quay Poole BH15 1HU
Received 26 Feb 202585 Pauntley Road Christchurch BH23 3JJ
Received 3 Jul 202510 Blackberry Lane Christchurch BH23 3QZ
Received 15 Aug 202493 Moore Avenue Bournemouth BH11 8AU
Received 5 Dec 2024709 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AU
Received 16 Sept 202644 Portesham Gardens Bournemouth BH9 3QN
Received 11 Feb 2025Homewaye House 10 Pine Tree Glen Bournemouth BH4 9ES
Received 15 Oct 2025Burton Teddy Bears Ltd Salisbury Road entrance Christchurch BH23 7JY
Received 5 Mar 202510A Stevenson Crescent Poole BH14 9NU
Received 3 Oct 202518 Alton Road Poole BH14 8SL
Received 13 Oct 2025Land at 2b Firbank Road and site of former public conveniences, Bournemouth, BH9 1EL
Received 24 Jun 2025Millstream House 6 Millhams Street Christchurch BH23 1DW
Received 12 May 202661 Huntly Road Bournemouth BH3 7HQ
Received 12 Jan 202617 Cranemoor Avenue Christchurch BH23 5AN
Received 21 Nov 20252A Talbot Road Bournemouth BH9 2JF
Received 20 Aug 202427 Borley Road Poole BH17 7DT
Received 26 Jan 20264 Hurst Hill, Poole, BH14 8LF
Received 9 May 202470 Sopers Lane Christchurch BH23 1JF
Received 29 Apr 202631 Harrier Drive Poole Wimborne BH21 1XE
Received 29 Sept 2025233 Hasler Road, Poole, BH17 9AH
Received 13 Dec 202412 Woodruff Close Christchurch BH23 4UN
Received 9 Jan 2025241 Salisbury Road Christchurch BH23 7AS
Received 21 Jan 2026Land to the Rear of 31 Spruce Close Poole BH17 7YT
Received 18 Dec 2025Street Record Footpath From Millstream Close Adjacent 18-20 To Northmead Drive Creekmoor Poole BH17 7EG
Received 6 Oct 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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