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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.
10,076 approved · 1,885 refused · 456 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
10 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB
Received 15 Aug 202584 Hurn Way Christchurch Dorset BH23 2PD
Received 5 Jun 2024112 Rossmore Road, Poole, BH12 3HL
Received 22 May 202473 Lake Drive Poole BH15 4LR
Received 19 Mar 2026139 Goldfinch Road Poole BH17 7TB
Received 30 Mar 202621 Broad Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9HF
Received 6 Dec 2022Highmoor Farm, Talbot Avenue, Bournemouth BH3 7AH
Received 13 Dec 20228 Durlston Road, Poole, BH14 8PQ
Received 3 Oct 202415A Panorama Road Poole BH13 7RA
Received 13 Apr 2026Amberwood House Amberwood Gardens Christchurch BH23 5RT
Received 29 Jan 202435 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB
Received 23 Feb 20257-15 Sarah Sands Close Christchurch BH23 3SP
Received 14 Oct 20224 Columbine Close Christchurch BH23 4UB
Received 3 Feb 202630 Clifton Road, Poole, BH14 9PP
Received 20 Nov 202432 Southbourne Grove Bournemouth BH6 3RA
Received 10 Jul 202555 Upton Way Poole BH18 9LU
Received 30 Mar 20262 Birchwood Mews Birchwood Road Poole BH14 9NJ
Received 25 Feb 2025142 Ringwood Road Christchurch BH23 5RQ
Received 20 Feb 202345 Sheringham Road Poole BH12 1NS
Received 22 Sept 20264 Hillcrest Close Bournemouth BH9 3JA
Received 12 Nov 2025Iford Bridge Tavern Old Bridge Road Bournemouth BH6 5RG
Received 6 Aug 2026243 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4QJ
Received 4 Mar 2025114A Ringwood Road Poole BH14 0RW
Received 21 Oct 2025Flat 2 1 Tyneham Avenue Poole BH12 3NY
Received 20 Mar 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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