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.
9,816 approved · 1,811 refused · 437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jun 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
73 Anthonys Avenue Poole BH14 8JJ
Received 24 Feb 2026Sandbanks Beach Volleyball Courts, Sandbanks Beach, Poole, BH13 7PP
Received 3 Feb 202521-23 Gillam Road Bournemouth BH10 6BW
Received 10 Feb 202382 Southwick Road Bournemouth BH6 5PU
Received 23 Mar 2026Winton Arts And Media College Ensbury Ave Winton Way Bournemouth BH10 4HT
Received 20 May 202463 Sheringham Road Poole BH12 1NS
Received 30 Mar 2026Chestnut Park Harpway Lane Christchurch BH23 7BU
Received 31 Jan 202517 Haig Avenue, Poole, BH13 7AJ
Received 7 Mar 2023Land South of Magna Road, Magna Business Park, BH11 9NB
Received 29 Jan 202569 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7AQ
Received 15 Oct 2025The Slipway 42 Waterside Christchurch BH23 3NZ
Received 17 Dec 2024Loch & Quay, Born Beauty & Empty Shop 22-24 Church Street CHRISTCHURCH BH23 1BW
Received 7 Mar 202546 Pinecliffe Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3PZ
Received 26 Jun 2024Imo Car Wash Cabot Lane Poole BH17 7BX
Received 8 Sept 20259 Dorchester Gardens Poole BH15 3SN
Received 27 Aug 2025Hazeldene Court 152 Richmond Park Road Bournemouth BH8 8TW
Received 17 Jul 202614 Kinson Avenue Poole BH15 3PH
Received 4 Feb 2026Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
Received 24 Nov 2025Highcliffe Castle Golf Club Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4LA
Received 3 Feb 2026Cavendish Manor 10 Cavendish Road Bournemouth BH1 1RE
Received 6 Oct 20257 Heysham Road Poole BH18 8LB
Received 27 Jul 2026Tesco Superstore Waterloo Road Poole BH17 7EJ
Received 18 May 202662 Kings Avenue Poole BH14 9QJ
Received 27 Feb 2025Land Rear Of 75 & 77 Good Road, Poole, BH12 3HW
Received 13 Nov 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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