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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.
10,917 approved · 2,076 refused · 507 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2021 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Frobisher Close Christchurch BH23 3SN
Received 13 Feb 20263 Ashley Road Bournemouth BH1 4LE
Received 30 Sept 2022143 West Way, Broadstone, BH18 9LQ and 19 Sandford Way, Broadstone, BH18 9NW
Received 17 Feb 202320 Buce Hayes Close Christchurch BH23 5HJ
Received 31 Oct 2022Little Court, 15 Martello Road South
Received 23 Jan 20236 Loders Close Poole BH17 9BF
Received 28 Sept 202646-48 Southbourne Grove Bournemouth BH6 3RB
Received 5 Aug 2024177 York Road Poole BH18 8ES
Received 8 Oct 20268 Mckinley Road Bournemouth BH4 8AQ
Received 28 Jan 202610 Bingham Avenue Poole BH14 8NE
Received 11 Mar 2026Poole General Hospital Longfleet Road Poole BH15 2JB
Received 9 Sept 202618 Seaward Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3SH
Received 7 Apr 202516 Pearce Avenue, Poole, BH14 8EQ
Received 7 Sept 202217 Lower Golf Links Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8BQ
Received 12 Mar 2025St Marks Church Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH10 4HY
Received 26 Jan 2023Moreland House 480 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BD
Received 20 Aug 20262 Blackwater Christchurch BH23 6AF
Received 28 Feb 202442 Stuart Road Christchurch BH23 5JS
Received 27 Aug 202536 Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1EB
Received 7 Aug 2026Plot 601 Bournemouth International Airport Hurn BH23 6SE
Received 6 Nov 202431 Richmond Park Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9DN
Received 5 Sept 2024165-167 High Street, Poole, BH15 1AU
Received 8 Feb 2024Priory Hall Princess Avenue Christchurch BH23 1DB
Received 10 Jan 20233 Western Avenue, Poole, BH13 7AL
Received 10 Jun 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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