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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.
8,503 approved · 1,469 refused · 368 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
1 Cameron Road Christchurch BH23 1HH
Received 19 Dec 202514 99a Avon Mews Avon Road Bournemouth BH8 8SH
Received 23 Sept 202610 Homewaye House 10 Pine Tree Glen Bournemouth BH4 9ES
Received 6 Feb 2026The Oaks, 273 Rossmore Road, Poole, BH12 2HQ
Received 29 Aug 202418 Baring Road Bournemouth BH6 4DS
Received 27 May 2025Unit 6 Radar Way Christchurch Business Park Christchurch
Received 28 May 202416 Blake Dene Road, Poole, BH14 8HQ
Received 25 Sept 2024Kiosk associated with Beach House Cafe Mudeford Sandbank Christchurch BH6 4EN
Received 6 May 202620A Lakeside Road Poole BH13 6LR
Received 22 Jul 202558 Branksome Hill Road Bournemouth BH4 9LG
Received 14 Mar 2025Fair Acres Throop Road Bournemouth BH8 0DG
Received 16 Jul 202530 Houlton Road Poole BH15 2LN
Received 2 Oct 202544 Moriconium Quay Lake Avenue Poole BH15 4QP
Received 15 Dec 20255 Longespee Road, Wimborne, BH21 1TS
Received 29 May 202424 Stourwood Road Bournemouth BH6 3QP
Received 11 Nov 202522 St Albans Crescent Bournemouth BH8 9AS
Received 30 Jan 202635 Spur Hill Avenue Poole BH14 9PH
Received 7 Jan 20261065 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6BE
Received 13 Feb 202436 Hurn Way Christchurch BH23 2PB
Received 5 May 2026Units 1-3 510 Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH11 8QN
Received 17 May 202498 Kitchener Crescent Poole BH17 7HY
Received 3 Mar 2026The Oaks, 273 Rossmore Road, Poole, BH12 2HQ
Received 25 Mar 20242 Gladstone Road, Poole, BH12 2LY
Received 12 Jun 2024Ships Point, 10 Alton Road
Received 28 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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