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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.
10,294 approved · 1,946 refused · 473 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 3 Castlepoint Retail Park Bournemouth BH8 9UP
Received 15 May 2024Health Sciences University Parkwood Road Boscombe Bournemouth BH5 2DF
Received 24 Aug 2026Parkstone Golf Club, 49A Links Road, Poole, BH14 9QS
Received 19 Dec 202418 Stanpit Christchurch Dorset BH23 3LZ
Received 12 Dec 2022Flaghead 22 Cliff Drive Poole BH13 7JD
Received 5 Dec 2025Ashley Cross Green Poole BH14 8UF
Received 9 Feb 202612 Dalkeith Road, Poole, BH13 6LQ
Received 18 Jul 20249 Barry Gardens Poole BH18 9EN
Received 12 Jan 2026Accommodation De Vere Royal Bath Hotel Bath Road Bournemouth BH1 2EW
Received 17 Sept 202437 Merley Ways Poole Wimborne BH21 1QN
Received 3 Mar 20252 The Glen 3 Heather Road Bournemouth BH10 5EE
Received 3 Oct 202526 Foxholes Road Bournemouth BH6 3AT
Received 22 Aug 20241 Hennings Park Road Poole BH15 3QU
Received 26 Feb 202526 Guildhill Road Bournemouth BH6 3EY
Received 25 Jul 20245 Nada Road Christchurch BH23 4PR
Received 25 Mar 2025Dolphin Court 15 The Avenue Poole BH13 6HB
Received 25 Apr 202514 Markham Road Bournemouth BH9 1HY
Received 24 Jun 202420 Hatherden Avenue Poole BH14 0PJ
Received 29 May 202517 The Meadway Christchurch BH23 4NT
Received 26 Jul 2024First Floor Flat 719A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6AQ
Received 22 Jan 202576 Brackendale Road Bournemouth BH8 9HZ
Received 9 Jan 2023Flat 9 The Lighthouse 28 Stourcliffe Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3PT
Received 10 Feb 2025SplashDown, Tower Park, Yarrow Road, Poole, BH12 4NY
Received 28 Nov 202260 Springdale Avenue, Broadstone, BH18 9EX
Received 12 Dec 2022Records 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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