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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.
8,124 approved · 1,380 refused · 346 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
873-875 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6AT
Received 16 Jul 202433 Braemar Drive Christchurch BH23 5NN
Received 10 Jun 202611 New Road Bournemouth BH10 7DN
Received 28 May 2025Haven Hotel 161 Banks Road Poole BH13 7QL
Received 2 Sept 202620 Duncliff Road Bournemouth BH6 4LJ
Received 24 Mar 2025Rose Cottage 1 Highcliffe Road Christchurch BH23 4HZ
Received 17 Dec 202521B The Broadway Northbourne Bournemouth BH10 7EU
Received 1 Dec 202572 Blake Hill Crescent Poole BH14 8QS
Received 7 May 20251 Apple Grove Christchurch BH23 2HG
Received 13 May 202614 Elgin Road Bournemouth BH4 9NL
Received 2 May 202510 Lakewood Road Christchurch BH23 5NX
Received 21 May 2026Carisbrooke, 172 Canford Cliffs Road
Received 6 Jan 20254 East Cliff Way Christchurch BH23 4EY
Received 5 May 2026Dean Park Cricket Ground Cavendish Road
Received 29 Jul 202456 Beaufort Road Bournemouth BH6 5AN
Received 31 Mar 202595 Charminster Avenue Bournemouth BH9 1RU
Received 16 Sept 20259 Western Road, Poole, BH13 7BE
Received 3 Oct 202461 Kings Avenue, Poole, BH14 9QH
Received 18 Jun 202421 Glenmoor Road Bournemouth BH9 2LE
Received 6 Jun 20256 Lagado Close, Poole, BH14 8LD
Received 7 Nov 202410 Erpingham Road Poole BH12 1EX
Received 2 Apr 2026Tall Trees 7 Matchams Lane Christchurch BH23 6TT
Received 13 Aug 202481 Canford Road Bournemouth BH11 8RZ
Received 4 Jul 2025196 Shelbourne Road Bournemouth BH8 8RB
Received 11 Sept 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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