Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
11,425 approved · 2,190 refused · 540 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Canford School, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
Received 4 Aug 202263 Richmond Park Road Bournemouth BH8 8TX
Received 28 Nov 202491 Corhampton Road Bournemouth BH6 5NX
Received 8 Mar 2023Happy Days Nursery, Beechbank Avenue, Poole, BH17 7FF
Received 6 Aug 202414 Middle Road Bournemouth BH10 5JU
Received 5 Aug 20266 Ettrick Road Poole BH13 6LG
Received 28 Oct 202554 The Meadway Christchurch BH23 4NU
Received 20 Mar 202530 Dalmeny Road Bournemouth BH6 4BW
Received 5 Mar 202622 Buccleuch Road, Poole, BH13 6LF
Received 13 Feb 20257 Sandon Lodge 114 Richmond Park Road Bournemouth BH8 8TH
Received 10 Mar 2026Sandhill Holiday Park Mudeford Christchurch BH23 4AL
Received 24 Jul 202594 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7AE
Received 19 Oct 2022Moat Court 42 Branksome Wood Road Bournemouth BH4 9LA
Received 17 Jan 202312 Friars Road Christchurch BH23 4EA
Received 1 Feb 2024Down In The Woods Pre-School Chichester Walk Wimborne BH21 1ST
Received 8 Sept 202515 Canford Magna Poole BH21 3AF
Received 30 Jun 2025Camellia House, 3 Beaumont Road, Poole, BH13 7JJ
Received 14 Feb 20245 Portchester Place Bournemouth BH8 8JS
Received 4 Oct 202248 Kings Avenue Christchurch BH23 1NB
Received 26 Mar 202520 North Lodge Road, Poole, BH14 9BB
Received 26 Jun 20246 Burton Road, Poole, BH13 6DU
Received 30 Sept 202216 Bessborough Road Poole BH13 7JS
Received 24 Feb 2026Front Garden of 4 Alyth Road Bournemouth BH3 7DF
Received 14 May 20264 Bure Haven Drive Christchurch BH23 4BS
Received 9 Dec 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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