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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.
9,137 approved · 1,607 refused · 402 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jun 2022 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Buce Hayes Close Christchurch BH23 5HJ
Received 2 Jul 2024Hamble Court 68 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3PF
Received 28 Jul 20253 Elms Close, Poole, BH14 8EP
Received 8 Nov 2024Harbourside 89 Mudeford Christchurch BH23 3NJ
Received 23 Dec 202418 Osborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2JL
Received 3 Dec 2025383 Wimborne Road Poole BH15 3ED
Received 25 Mar 2025Centenary Court 19 Burton Road Poole BH13 6DT
Received 4 Sept 202524 Lander Close, Poole, BH15 1UN
Received 7 Jan 20256 Pickford Road Bournemouth BH9 2RS
Received 16 Feb 2026United Reform Church, Higher Blandford Road
Received 1 Oct 202455 Wheelers Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9QQ
Received 27 Nov 20243 Branksome Dene Road Bournemouth BH4 8JW
Received 19 Nov 20241 Widworthy Drive, Broadstone, BH18 9BD
Received 25 Jun 2024Land to the rear of 15 Branksome Dene Road Bournemouth BH4 8JW
Received 31 Oct 202431 Caledon Road, Poole, BH14 9NL
Received 10 Feb 2025Cobbs Quay Marina Woodlands Avenue Poole BH15 4EJ
Received 21 Aug 2026Land adjacent to 124 Malvern Road Bournemouth BH9 3DD
Received 12 Jul 202486 The Grove Christchurch BH23 2HD
Received 19 Jan 2026Retired Nurses National Home Riverside Avenue Bournemouth BH7 7EE
Received 11 Aug 2026Alderney Hospital, 676 Ringwood Road, Poole, BH12 4NB
Received 2 Jan 20252 Links View Avenue, Poole, BH14 9QT
Received 9 Jan 202522 Amberley Close Christchurch BH23 5AR
Received 30 Jan 2023114 Kimberley Road Bournemouth BH6 5DA
Received 8 Dec 2025103 Bargates Christchurch BH23 1QQ
Received 27 Jun 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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