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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.
9,586 approved · 1,756 refused · 429 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Saltwater Sauna, Sandbanks Promenade, Poole, BH13 7PP
Received 27 Feb 2024131 High Howe Lane Bournemouth BH11 9QZ
Received 14 Feb 2023Tower Retail Park Dorset Way Poole BH12 4NY
Received 12 Dec 2025Nelson Court, 9 Lagland Street, Poole, BH15 1RT
Received 30 Aug 2024967-975 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2BN
Received 15 Apr 2025South Lodge 2 Martello Park Poole BH13 7BA
Received 5 May 2026Foxdene 5 Balcombe Road Poole BH13 6DX
Received 26 Sept 20251 Willow Place Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1ED
Received 30 Sept 202593 Chatsworth Road Bournemouth BH8 8SN
Received 15 Jul 202417 Granville Road Bournemouth BH5 2AQ
Received 11 Oct 20245 Birchwood Close Christchurch BH23 4RB
Received 2 Oct 2025Canford Cliffs Village Hall 17 Ravine Road Poole BH13 7HT
Received 29 Oct 2025Former Homebase Redlands Poole Road Poole BH12 1DN
Received 2 Jun 2026Chenford House, Canford Magna, Poole, BH21 3AF
Received 31 Jan 202461 Haven Road Poole BH13 7LH
Received 7 May 20261 Lorne Park Road Bournemouth BH1 1JJ
Received 26 Jan 202332 Alderney Avenue, Poole, BH12 4LG
Received 14 Oct 202440 Plumer Road Poole BH17 7HD
Received 3 Dec 2025Brook House 213 Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 2AX
Received 30 Aug 202429 Panorama Road, Poole, BH13 7RA
Received 5 Jun 2024Craven Court 8-10 Knyveton Road & 6 Knyveton Road Bournemouth BH1 3QN
Received 16 Feb 2023Corscombe The Drive Brudenell Avenue Poole BH13 7NW
Received 30 May 202517 Cotton Close Poole Broadstone BH18 9AJ
Received 1 Apr 2026The Oaks Garden Centre And Nursery Queen Anne Drive Poole BH21 3BA
Received 11 Jul 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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