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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.
9,362 approved · 1,679 refused · 417 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jun 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
B&Q Warehouse, Fleets Lane, Poole, BH15 3BN
Received 21 Feb 20242 Dale Valley Road, Poole, BH15 3HU
Received 16 Sept 2024Sopley Farm Derrit Lane Sopley BH23 7AZ
Received 31 Dec 2025295 Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HT
Received 17 Oct 202393-95 Fleets Corner Business Park, Unit A3 Waterloo Road Poole BH17 0HL
Received 5 Jan 202610 Coy Pond Road, Poole, BH12 1HX
Received 31 Jan 2024Hoburne Park Hoburne Lane Christchurch BH23 4HU
Received 18 Jan 2023Glencree 14 Pinewood Close Christchurch BH23 5RR
Received 15 Oct 2026147 Parkwood Road Bournemouth BH5 2BW
Received 27 Nov 20249 Ballard Road Poole BH15 1RA
Received 17 Mar 202526 Bankside Road Bournemouth BH9 3EF
Received 24 Feb 2023165 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AG
Received 3 Nov 2025Alington House 5 Alington Road Poole BH14 8LY
Received 26 Jun 202538 Howard Road Bournemouth BH8 9EA
Received 9 Jan 20269 Buce Hayes Close Christchurch Dorset BH23 5HJ
Received 29 Apr 202429 Meredith Close Christchurch BH23 3TU
Received 7 Mar 20233 Amberwood House Amberwood Gardens Christchurch BH23 5RT
Received 5 Nov 20252 Bond Road, Poole, BH15 3RT
Received 11 Jan 202345 Kingcup Close, Broadstone, BH18 9GS
Received 25 Jun 20241 30 Cliftons Nairn Road Poole BH13 7NJ
Received 23 Jul 2025118 Stanpit Christchurch BH23 3ND
Received 6 Oct 2025Land at Surrey Road Bournemouth BH4 9HW
Received 17 Mar 20251 Kipling Road, Poole, BH14 0QN
Received 2 Sept 2024Land between Caravan 77 and 78, Haven Rockley Holiday Park, Harbour View, Napier Road, Poole, BH15 4LZ
Received 2 Sept 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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